Articles and Papers

Building Disputes Tribunal publishes articles and academic papers prepared by leaders in the construction law industry and these can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

Should you have an article or paper you would like to be considered for publication, please contact the editor on registrar@buildingdisputestribunal.com

Construction Contracts Act Papers and Articles

• In December 2009, Tómas Kennedy-Grant QC published a paper looking at the New Zealand experience of the UNICTRAL Model Law with reference to the Arbitration Act 1996
• A Review of the Cases on the Construction Contracts Act 2002 as at 24 November 2009 (2010), Tómas Kennedy-Grant QC
• Construction Contracts Act Update, Derek Firth and Eugene St John, September 2008
• Judicial Review of Adjudicator Determinations, Mark Colthart, August 2008

Arbitration Act Papers and Articles

• Arbitral Jurisdiction [2008] 23(2) New Zealand Universities Law Review 238, A Kawharu. (Reproduced with the permission of publisher, Thomson Reuters and the editors of the New Zealand Universities Law Review.)
• An Arbitrator's perspective of construction disputes and their causes.  Derek Firth, 2003
• The Inquisitorial Processes Derek Firth, 1997  
• The Arbitrator drawing on their own knowledge and experience Derek Firth, 1997

International Contributions

• The Use of Mediation in Construction Disputes, United Kingdom
• Mediating Construction Disputes: An Evaluation of Existing Practice