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FIVE MINUTES WITH...FRANA DIVICH, HEANEY & PARTNERS

Frana Divich, a partner at Heaney & Partners, tells NZ Lawyer about why we need to bring back the High Court wigs, and her love of all things food

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FIVE MINUTES WITH…CHARLOTTA HARPUR, HEANEY & PARTNERS

Charlotta Harpur takes five minutes to tell NZ Lawyer Magazine about what appalling issue New Zealand needs to address, and cruising in her 1957 Chevy Bel Air.

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SUNSET TERRACES (SC)

The Supreme Court was invited to reconsider Hamlin and found it continued to apply.

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Spencer on Byron (SC)

This is the Supreme Court authority for the proposition that councils owe a common law duty of care to commercial building owners as well as home owners.

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Lee v Whangarei District Council (SC)

The Supreme Court found that time stops running for limitation purposes, in all jurisdictions, from the date a homeowner applies for an assessor’s report under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006.

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North Shore City Council v Attorney General (SC)

A majority of the Supreme Court found that there was insufficient proximity between the Building Industry Authority and councils or homeowners to justify a duty of care.

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Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd v Withers (CA)

The insurer was entitled to rely upon a dishonesty exclusion to decline an accountant professional indemnity cover.

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STRUCTURAL STEEL IN RESIDENTIAL HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

An interesting piece by RNZ on structural steel in residential high rise buildings.

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FIXED TERM BLUES

The Employment Relations Authority has delivered good news in recent decisions relating to fixed term contracts. Paul Robertson explains.

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WHEN ADJUDICATORS GO WRONG

Kent Perry’s article for Contractor Magazine on using judicial review to challenge an adjudicator’s decision under the Construction Contracts Act 2002.

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