Three Lamps Lawyers
Articles
Written by Legal Vision's Principal Timothy Bates, and originally published in "Building Today", the official publication of The Master Builders Association
- "Personal liability of directors of construction companies - has the corporate veil been pierced or are we seeing a fair development of the law of negligence?" (Speech by Timothy Bates at Conferenz - in .pdf format)
- Interlocutory Application to Set Aside a Third Party Notice
- Dispute between vendor and purchaser over time taken to complete subdivision
- The District Court and the High Court consider the meaning of "PC Sum"
- CCA - "residential occupier" has to occupy the premises!
- Voidable transaction provisions of Act allow payment 'clawbacks'!
- Good News for Directors - Recent High Court decision declines to find a director personally liable for the faults of his company
- High Court Conflict of Authorities - Construction Contracts Act 2002 and statutory demands
- Commerce Commission v Carter Holt Harvey - Fair Trading Act 1986
- From the Courts - Recent Cases decided under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (A Conference Paper in .pdf format)
- Duty of care to commercial property owners and limitation periods.
- Water ingress and Body Corporate Obligations
- Fines imposed under the Building Act 1991
- Leaky building claims and limitation periods
- Suspension of Works - New Case on Construction Contracts Act 2002
- Accord and Satisfaction
- Court of Appeal endorses the Construction Contracts Act 2002
- Can a claim be brought against the Building Industry Authority?
- Case on Payment Claims under the Construction Contracts Act
- Contracts and Completion Dates
- Council negligence and duty of care to subsequent purchasers of property
- Contracting Parties Insolvency
- WHRS Claim - Builder's Personal Liability - WHRS Claim
- Update on Leaky Buildings
- Payment of a Lesser Amount in satisfaction of a Greater Sum - A new English decision
- Tuf Panel Construction v. Capon
- Enforcement of a Personal Guarantee
- Retention of Title Clauses - Building Supply Contracts
- Review of Weathertight Homes Adjudication
- Negligent Electrician
- OSH - Burrell Demolition v. Department of Labour
- Select Committee Recommendations on Weathertightness
- Payment Claims - Suspension of Works - C.C.A.
- Construction Contracts Act 2002 - The Adjudication Process
- Press Offerings on Leaky Buldings
- Delay in responding to a new Contact Price - Building Renovation with council Approval - Two Australian Cases
- Construction Contracts Act 2002 - An Overview
