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LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

When Actual Delay Losses Exceed Liquidated Damages

14.11.2018 Posted in Construction Law

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye…

When the employment relationship comes to an end, for whatever reason, there are still a few boxes to be ticked. So what needs to be done before you can bid each other a (hopefully) fond farewell?

5.11.2018 Posted in Employment Law

WorkSafe v Athenberry Holdings Ltd: The Competent Contractor?

Defining health and safety duties in a contracting situation is rarely straightforward.

1.11.2018 Posted in Health & Safety Law

Managing Partner Honoured with German Award

Erich Bachmann, the Managing Partner of Auckland based commercial law firm Hesketh Henry, has been awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit with Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreu...

30.10.2018

Building and Construction Law Journal

Construction partner, Nick Gillies, has been published in the latest Building and Construction Law Journal ((2018) 34 BCL 179).

18.10.2018 Posted in Construction Law

EBERT CONSTRUCTION: RECEIVERSHIP AND LIQUIDATION

Introduction Following our Initial Note, the receivers of Ebert Construction Ltd (Ebert) released their first report on 1 October 2018. Then, on 3 October 2018, Ebert put itself into liquidation, wi...

18.10.2018 Posted in Construction Law & Restructuring and Insolvency

Pruning Back Liability: Do Contractual Arrangements Hold the Key?

The first defended hearing under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), WorkSafe v Athenberry Holdings Ltd, required the District Court to consider the ability of a business (a PCBU) to influe...

9.10.2018 Posted in Health & Safety Law

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