A legal insight: Pakiri sand mining consent refusal
In this article, Helen Atkins and Louise Ford of legal firm Atkins Holm Majurey look at a recentcouncil level resource consent decision regarding sand mining...
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Decommissioning and other matters
This article provides an update on the effects of Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act and updates on the Conservation law and Resource...
Court removes overburden constraint
A recent decision by the Environment Court has affirmed that the Brookby and Drury quarries – Auckland’s two biggest suppliers – don’t need to avoid...
Avoiding contract disputes in construction
In August last year Russell McVeagh released a revealing report on disputes between parties in the construction industry based on an in-depth survey. This was...
The rub on retentions
BY FRANK BROWN AND RIAIA DONALD, MINTER ELLISON The retentions regime under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (Act) is a significant step forward in protecting...