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.
• Advising various companies and individuals on debt recovery matters, acting in summary judgment proceedings, and appearing for creditors in bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings.