John Walton is a commercial barrister at Bankside Chambers in Auckland, specialising in construction law.
He is an arbitrator, adjudicator and commercial mediator, with particular expertise in heavy civil engineering projects, the energy sector, water and wastewater, telecommunications & ICT, transportation, local government infrastructure development, public sector procurement (including PPPs) and finance sector.
John is on the AMINZ Panel of Mediators and List of Adjudicators.
To request the appointment of John Walton, contact [email protected]
Dispute Resolution in
the Construction Industry
How to manage and make the most out of dispute resolution in construction contracts
13 November 2017 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Auckland
The intention at the outset of any construction project is that it will run smoothly, deliver the project to the required quality on time and within budget. But due to the uncertainty inherent in such projects, disputes often arise. This one-day seminar runs through the dispute resolution procedures common to standard forms like NZS3910 and considers how to make the most of those procedures.
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Experts in resolving construction disputes will lead the seminar. The presenters are:
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With chair, Derek Firth.
Who should attend:
• Engineers
• Builders
• Adjudicators
For more information on the seminar and the presenters or to register, click HERE
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About the Author
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End Notes
1- See Peak Construction (Liverpool) Ltd v McKinney Foundations Ltd [1970] 1 BLR 111.
2- See Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd [2017] UKSC 24, discussing also Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromich Building Society [1998] 1 WLR 896; Arnold v Britton [2015] UKSC 36 and Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank [2011] UKSC 50.
3- Referring to the judgment of Jackson J in Multiplex Construction (UK) Ltd v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd (No 2) [2007] EWHC 447.
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