Sarah Holderness

Examples of work completed by Sarah include:

• reviewing both consultancy services and construction contracts, advising on commercial risks, contract terms, and drafting;
• defending a subcontractor in a proceeding involving a large apartment complex, multiple parties, and a variety of design and construction issues;
• acting for a charitable trust board on an appeal from the Maori Appellate Court to the Court of Appeal concerning two related trusts of which the charitable trust board was a beneficiary;
• assisting with the defence of a developer company and its director in a multi-party construction claim involving subsiding properties;
• assisting with professional indemnity claims against firms of solicitors;
• preparing Admiralty claims in rem against vessels, including applications for their arrest;
• assisting with proceedings in the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court; and
• advising various companies and individuals on debt recovery matters, acting in summary judgment proceedings, and appearing for creditors in bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings.