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Local Government – CERA Powers to Enable Canterbury’s Recovery
24 May 2011
Before becoming Spiderman, Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben told him: “With great power comes great responsibility.” The recently enacted Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 contains a number of significant and potentially far-reaching powers...
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Resource Management – Streamlining Infrastructure Development
15 Nov 2010
Report of the Minister for the Environment's Infrastructure Technical Advisory Group...
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Construction – Earthquakes and NZS3910
14 Sep 2010
With the recent earthquakes in Canterbury, many queries have surfaced as to liabilities and obligations of the parties under construction contracts based on NZS3910:2003. Unfortunately, the situation is not as clear as it could be...
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Construction – NEC3 and NZS 3910: Chalk and Cheese?
02 Sep 2010
The NEC3 suite of contracts arrived in New Zealand promising its users a brave new world of contracting that would benefit both the Contractor and the Employer...
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Construction
The NEC3 suite of contracts arrived in New Zealand promising its users a brave new world of contracting that would benefit both the Contractor and the Employer. No longer are contracts to be put in the bottom drawer and hidden away but are to be part of an essential management tool in the running of a successful project...
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Infrastructure Investment – Is There a Change in the Wind?
01 Sep 2010
The National led government has put infrastructure at the top of its economic agenda. Of the six policy drivers forming the core of its economic programme, "investing in productive infrastructure" is one...
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Construction – Excluding Consequential Losses - Don't Stick Your Reputation On It
01 Jul 2010
Standard form construction contracts in New Zealand such as NZS 3910:2003 often do not expressly exclude liability for consequential losses. As a result, it has become increasingly common for contractors to 'tag' their tenders requiring a clause stating that neither party can claim indirect or consequential losses against each other...
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Feature Article:
Construction
Standard form construction contracts in New Zealand such as NZS 3910:2003 often do not expressly exclude liability for consequential losses. As a result, it has become increasingly common for contractors to 'tag' their tenders requiring a clause stating that neither party can claim indirect or consequential losses against each other. But is such an exclusion clause really necessary?
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Project News – Defective Building Works - When Will Directors Be Personally Liable?
21 Jul 2008
In light of the well-known leaky building saga, the issue of personal liability in tort for directors and others involved in the development or construction of leaky buildings...
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