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This edition of Construction - Preliminary & General, brings you articles on five recent cases that impact on the construction industry. (PDF 516KB)READ MORE

The approach to interpreting 'consequential loss' may be set to change after a recent Australian ruling. (PDF269KB) READ MORE

Not sufficiently identifying the construction work to which a claim is related may prove costly. (PDF 262KB)READ MORE

The 'corporate veil' does not always protect company directors, as the ruling in a recent leaky building case shows. (PDF 185KB)READ MORE

A Court of Appeal decision has confirmed that councils, even if at fault, may not always be liable. (PDF 170KB) READ MORE

An Australian Court of Appeal case considered a situation of wrongful termination of a construction contract that could occur in New Zealand. (PDF 252KB)READ MORE

This issue covers topical and interesting developments in tax law including including a recent case that has established that the IRD does not have the power to reject a Notice of Response of its own accord, guidance on the application of transfer pricing principles, and a proposed major change to GST. (PDF 130KB)READ MORE

In this issue we look at 'bad faith', a relatively new ground for opposing or invalidating a trade mark registration and also offer practical advice on securing and managing your brands through keeping your Trade Mark Portfolio up-to-date. (PDF 620KB)READ MORE