Adjudication: calculating time over the Christmas period 2019-2020

Are you involved in an adjudication which is current over the Christmas period?

Just a reminder that the non-working days under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 run from 24 December 2019 to 5 January 2020 inclusive. This means, Monday 23 December 2019 is the last working day this year with time recommencing on Monday, 6 January 2020.*

Our office will also close on Tuesday 24 December 2019 and reopen on 6 January 2020.

Wishing you all a happy holiday season from the team at Building Disputes Tribunal.

*the non-working days extend until the close of 15 January 2019 for any processes under sections 71B, 74 or 75 of the Act. This covers procedures for seeking review of a determination in the District Court, the time for opposing entry of a judgment in the District Court, and the time a determination will be entered as a judgment if the defendant takes no steps.

Vicarious liability and subcontractors

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By Sam Dorne Liability in tort depends upon proof of a personal breach of duty, with one true exception, vicarious liability. The law of negligence is generally fault based; a defendant is personally liable only for the defendant’s own negligent acts and omissions....

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by Virginia Bonanni | 07/04/2022 | Adjudication, Arbitration, Building, BuildLaw, Construction, Contract law | 0 Comments

By Sam Dorne The decision in Hirst v Dunbar [2022] EWHC 41 (TCC) considers the impact of payment provisions in a construction contract, whether through contract or implied terms, and the commencement of the limitation period for payment claims under the contract. It...

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by Virginia Bonanni | 07/04/2022 | Adjudication, Building, BuildLaw, Construction | 0 Comments

By Jo O’Dea In an extension of time claim, blame for the delay was a relevant consideration when assessing what was “fair and reasonable”. In CAJ v CAI [2021] 5 GCA 102, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered the issue of extensions of time in...

Testing the waters: New South Wales Supreme Court considers the prevention principle

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By Hannah Aziz Court provides further confirmation that the prevention principle can be excluded by the terms of a contract. Introduction Following our recent commentary comparing the operation of the prevention principle in New South Wales and Victoria, the...

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by Virginia Bonanni | 15/02/2022 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Payment claims | 0 Comments

By Belinda Green Collateral warranties might be parasitic on a construction contract, but that doesn’t automatically mean they are one. The individual wording and circumstances need to be considered. In some cases, like in Toppan Holdings Limited v Simply Construction...

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by Virginia Bonanni | 22/12/2021 | Adjudication, Building, BuildLaw, Case Law, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims | 0 Comments

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by Virginia Bonanni | 01/11/2021 | Adjudication, Building, BuildLaw, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims | 0 Comments

By Melt Strydom. Apportionment for contributory negligence allows a court to share the responsibility between parties in circumstances where the test for causation and remoteness of damage justifies it. It doesn’t mean a respondent will not be held liable for...

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by Virginia Bonanni | 29/10/2021 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims | 0 Comments

By Maria Cole The New Zealand Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) does not explicitly state that payment claims can be used to recover retention money. That said, it is clear the 2015 amendments to the definition of a ‘payment’ under the CCA are broad enough to...

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by Virginia Bonanni | 21/10/2021 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law, Initiating Adjudication | 0 Comments

By Natalia Vila. With few exceptions, the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (the Act) applies to every construction contract relating to construction work carried out in New Zealand. Statutory adjudication under the Act is the most commonly used dispute...

Cost certainty for resolving building and construction disputes: Extension to the BDT Adjudication Low Value Claim Scheme

by Virginia Bonanni | 16/09/2021 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Payment claims | 0 Comments

By Belinda Green. One of the main barriers to dispute resolution is cost: no one wants to risk spending more than the amount they recover. With inflation and construction costs always on the rise, BDT is extending its Low Value Claim (LVC) Scheme for...

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