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Carring out building work without a building consent – Tan v Auckland Council March 6, 2016

In this month’s article, I wish to review the recent decision of Tan v Auckland Council. The Appellant Mr Tan had been charged by the Auckland Council with one charge of carrying out building work without a building consent contrary to section 40 of the Building Act 2004. By way of background section 40 states:- [...]

Misrepresentations in connection with building work may trigger the 10 year limitation period August 15, 2014

Timothy Bates and Katrin Saran Lee of Auckland law firm Legal Vision examine a recent High Court decision (GPE Holdings Limited v Tile ‘N’ Style Limited v Ors [2014] NZHC 802) in which the High Court was required to consider (on appeal), whether a representation made by a building products supplier fell within the definition [...]