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Here you'll find the latest news and items of interest to help you on your Adjudication journey. As our Construction landscape changes so too does the necessity for legislation and procedure to be updated to suit. If you're considering an Adjudication process you should become acquainted with the topics below, written by our expert Adjudicators.

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The Construction Contracts Act 2002

September 15, 2021

Alex Shaw

The Construction Contracts Act 2002 (the Act) provides a process for dealing with payments and disputes under a construction contract.

Alex Shaw

Adjudication and Arbitration and the associated barriers to Litigation

December 7, 2021

David Finnie

Some standard forms of construction contract require parties to first apply disputes through arbitration before applying to the courts as a last resort. Adjudication is a statutory right implied in New Zealand through the Construction Contracts Act 2002 enabling any party to pursue any matter through adjudication at any time.

David Finnie

Improving 2-stage early contractor involvement - lessons from New Zealand

December 1, 2021

David Finnie

This study explores the perceptions of two-stage early-contractor involvement (2S-ECI) as used in New Zealand construction. 2S-ECI provides a procurement process for agreeing a construction-only or novated design and build contract, after the contractor has first been employed before or during design development.