FindLaw New Zealand : Business & Commercial Law : Building & Construction Law

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Practical Articles

• Largest single fine for a Building Act matter confirmed by the High Court
  Firm: KPMG Legal
  Date: July, 2002
• Construction Contracts – Standards Review
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: June, 2002
• Construction Contracts Bill Fails to Give Adequate Protection to Contractors
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: April, 2002
• Prosecutions - RMA and Building Act
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: April, 2002
• Voidable Transactions - 'Pay When Paid' Clauses Accepted as Common Practice
  Firm: Phillips Fox
  Date: March, 2002
• Building Warrants Of Fitness, IQPs And Building Owner's Responsibilities
  Firm: Harkness Henry & Co
  Date: June, 2001
• The Pitfalls of Tendering - Harmon and its Effects on the Tendering Process
  Firm: Russell McVeagh
  Date: March, 2001

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Links & Resources

• Building Industry Authority - The organisation responsible for building law in New Zealand - find information about building controls in general and about BIA's activities and services
• Building Research Association of New Zealand - BRANZ provides the building and construction industry with an independent research, testing, consulting and information resource
• New Zealand Institute of Valuers - The professional association for New Zealand valuers
• New Zealand Planning Institute - NZPI provides information on planning practice and techniques and is an advocate of planning