Construction contracts and project advice

Expert construction contract and project advisory services to support your budget, timeframe and commercial goals

As one of the few New Zealand law firms specialising in construction law, Hesketh Henry provides contract and project advice to minimise risk from inception to final completion. Our work can help turn commercial ideas into practical and profitable reality, because we make a point of understanding the vision and goals that are driving your project or transaction.

With an experienced construction lawyer on your side, you’ll be in a better position to avoid disputes, delays and unbeneficial compromises. Hesketh Henry’s construction law experts are able to assist with contract preparation and negotiation, risk assessments, project structures, procurement, and legislative and regulatory requirements. We can also engage the firm’s real estate and corporate commercial teams to further support the success of your project or transaction.

If your project is already underway or complete and you have disputes looming, we recommend you call on our construction litigation expertise.

Need advice on Construction Contracts?

Contact the expert team at Hesketh Henry.

Examples of work completed by our team include:

Advising a building supplier on IP, payment and liability issues;
Reviewing and negotiating various contract terms under head contracts, sub-contracts and supply agreements;
Updating contract terms for a specialist building repair contractor;
Preparing new commercial and residential contract terms for a large prefabricated building materials supplier;
Advising various parties to construction contracts on disputed variations, payment claims and rights under the Construction Contract Act 2002;
Reviewing and negotiating a wide range of construction and engineering contracts, including considerable experience with NZS3910 and it’s Variants, CCCS, IPENZ, etc; and
Advising a major insurance company in connection with developing a bespoke model construction contract for the remediation of multi unit properties damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.