Our construction and maintenance specialists have been touring Aotearoa to provide insights and tips on maintenance contracts, with presentations at Anderson Lloyd's offices in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown by Lauren Whitehead, Sarah Simmers, Charlotte Webber, Simon Munro, Melissa Hammer, and Steve O'Dea. They shared ...

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Emma Kerr and Steve O'Dea to Partners at Anderson Lloyd. Emma has demonstrated exceptional expertise in Banking and Finance. She has particular expertise in leveraged finance, corporate finance, project finance and property and development finance. Known for ...

Article featured in Builders and Contractors Issue No. 156 | Written by Steve O'Dea Times Are Still Tough Global economic activity is expected to remain subdued in the near term according to the Reserve Bank’s February 2025 Monetary Policy Statement. Activity remains below trend, and ...

Variations to descope contract works are permitted under many construction contracts. However, if done incorrectly, it could amount to 'repudiation' and contractors may claim for their lost profits. What is descoping? Descoping (sometimes called a negative variation) is the reduction or removal of work from ...

In construction, there is often a knowledge gap between decision-makers and folks on the ground. Bridging that knowledge gap is crucial for healthy projects, and to avoid surprises. The full picture is not always reported On-site teams are closest to the detail, but may not ...

Managing and mitigating contractor insolvency risks is essential in a challenging economic environment According to MBIE, in its 2023 report on industry trends, construction insolvencies comprised 23.5% of all insolvencies. Construction is clearly a risky business. Insolvency of a contractor poses perils to a project: ...

Getting the right answer from the right person is important, not just the answer you want to hear Expert witnesses can be decisive in construction disputes. However, it is a common misconception that an expert who strongly advocates a party's position will make a case ...

Anderson Lloyd's construction team members are pleased to once again be the authors of the Chambers Construction 2024 Global Practice Guide – New Zealand Construction Law and Practice chapter. This new edition covers the essential concepts and provides the latest legal information on the governing ...

Engineers allegedly responsible for a defective design of a transport hub for the Tauranga City Council can rely on contractual terms limiting their liability to five times their fee in their defence of the Council's claimed losses of $26m. The Council had argued that the ...

Our construction specialists have been touring Aotearoa to provide insights and tips on the new industry standard construction contract (NZS 3910:2023), with presentations at Anderson Lloyd's offices in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown by Lauren Whitehead, Sarah Simmers, Charlotte Webber, Simon Munro, Melissa Hammer, and Steve O'Dea. If you or your ...

NZS 3910:2023 is a major update from the 2013 edition, here's what you need to know. The revised NZS 3910 has been unanimously approved by all 23 committee members, including Lauren Whitehead of Anderson Lloyd, and is scheduled to be published in December 2023. New Zealand's ...

Anderson Lloyd Senior Associate Steve O'Dea and Associate Rebecca Laney were recently featured presenters at the Building Networks 2023 Building Safety Conference & Expo. Anderson Lloyd were gold sponsors of this Building Safety conference which took place in Auckland over 16/17 August. Over 100 passionate building and ...

Our Construction Team members are proud to be the authors of the 2023 Chambers Global Practice Guide – New Zealand Construction Law chapter. Chambers and Partners provide definitive global law guides offering comparative analysis from top-ranked lawyers. Read our latest chapter for expert insights into ...

The new rules for retentions in construction contracts will provide better protection for contractors and subcontractors, and harsher penalties for non-compliant entities. The reason for the new rules It is a well-known issue that retention monies are commonly intermingled with other funds and are sometimes ...

Although subcontractor warranties provide principals with direct recourse to a subcontractor, some warranties can be undermined by acts or omissions of an insolvent contractor. How can subcontractor warranties be affected by contractor insolvency? If a head contractor becomes insolvent, direct subcontractor warranties are intended to ...

Letters of intent (LOIs) are commonly used to get construction projects underway while the formal contracts are being negotiated. However, starting works without an actual contract can lead to complications. The perils of kicking the can down the road LOIs let works get underway at ...

Technical requirements for payment schedules can be a trap for the unwary, and errors by the paying party can cause it to have no choice but to pay even if it has a genuine reason to dispute the amount.  Paperwork with serious consequences Under the ...

Large construction contracts are a common source of complaint from principals and contractors alike, and with good reason: unintended risk allocations may lurk in that pile of paper. The kitchen sink approach: throwing everything in When preparing contracts, we often see parties who believe it ...

On 14 April 2019 the Government announced its proposal to make the biggest changes to New Zealand's building laws in over a decade. The changes aim to address long-standing challenges in the building sector and tackle a number of concerns, with the key issues being: ...