BuildLaw BuildLaw: Issue 24, June 2016 | Page 3

contents

01 FROM THE EDITOR


03 BuildLaw IN BRIEF


07 Limiting financial liability for contractors


12 John Sisk & Son v Duro Felguera UK Ltd [2016] EWHC 81 (TCC)


15 CASE IN BRIEF

New Zealand Fire Sprinkler Protection Ltd v AFS Total Fire Protection Ltd [2016] NZHC 690


17 Facing frustration: the relevance of frustration in modern day construction contracts


21 Judicial Remedies for Construction Defects: Common Law, Equity or Statute? – Philip Britton


25 Telling the truth is still the best policy: Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction Pty Ltd v Samsung C&T Corporation, March 2016


29 Beware - a contract can be varied orally or by conduct even if the contract says otherwise!


33 CASE IN BRIEF

Jardboranir HF trading as Iceland Drilling v Summit Hydraulic Solutions Ltd [2016] NZGC 490


37 Is time on your side: how is the completion date affected where delay is attributable to actions of both principal and contractor?


40 Where to from here: what to do when an interim payment schedule runs out


42 BINGHAMS CORNER

42 - Highland Fling


45 Letters to the Editor