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