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Efficiency in Focus: The High Court at Auckland’s New Commercial List

On 13 June 2025, Justice Fitzgerald announced the introduction of a new Auckland High Court Commercial List (Commercial List) which is expected to come into operation in October 2025. Justice Fitzge...

17.07.2025 Posted in Disputes

Supreme Court Defines the Scope of Duty and Damages in Professional Negligence: Routhan v PGG Wrightson Real Estate Ltd [2025] NZSC 68

In a significant judgment with implications for professionals who provide advice or information, the Supreme Court of New Zealand in Routhan v PGG Wrightson Real Estate Ltd [2025] NZSC 68 has clarifie...

15.07.2025 Posted in Disputes

Referring to Other Documents and When to Bring Proceedings: The High Court Provides Useful Guidance in Issuing and Relying on Payment Schedules

The High Court has provided useful guidance for contractors in issuing and assessing payment schedules under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) in its recent decisions in Chillex Services Ltd v...

10.07.2025 Posted in Construction

Rewriting the Risk: Lessons from John Sisk & Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd [2025] EWHC 594 (TCC)

A recent decision by the English High Court, John Sisk & Son Ltd v Capital & Centric (Rose) Ltd [2025] EWHC 594 (TCC), considered the interpretation of a risk allocation provision under a besp...

09.07.2025 Posted in Construction & Disputes

Can Contractors Terminate for Repeated Late Payment? Key Lessons from Providence v Hexagon

The decision of the English Court of Appeal in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962 provides important guidance on a contractor’s termination right...

09.07.2025 Posted in Construction & Disputes

Make Your Premises Good Again

With all the time, effort and cost that goes into taking on a new lease of commercial premises, what happens when it comes time to move on can seem unimportant. It is not surprising, then that make-go...

25.06.2025 Posted in Property

Flooding due to overland flow paths and damaged drainage

Persistent heavy rainfall across the country often results in damage to property due to flooding caused by overland flow paths and defective drainage. But who is responsible for the cost of the dama...

17.06.2025 Posted in Climate Change & Property

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