In what looks like the ongoing saga of the Arrow liquidation, yesterday the High Court in Wellington effectively confirmed that demand could be made under a bond, against the owner's assessment of the likely losses arising from Arrow's failure to complete the development of a property for the Chow brothers at 89 Courtenay Place in Wellington.
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NZ Society of Construction Law to host the International Society of Construction Law Conference in 2
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Congratulations to Stuart Robertson and the Committee of the NZ branch of the Society of Construction Law on winning the right to host the International SCL Conference in Auckland in 2020.
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