Litigation
From 1 September 2016 the Construction Contracts Act will extend
to new categories of construction professionals. This article
provides information as to the changes and how they might affect
you.
The Construction Contracts Act was changed significantly in 2015
but some of the reforms were staggered to come into effect over
2016 and 2017.
Previously, the Act generally only applied to physical
construction work, however from 1 September 2016 design,
engineering and quantity surveying will now fall within the
definition of "construction work" under the Act.
This is significant as designers, engineers and quantity
surveyors will now be subject to the provisions of the Act,
including the prohibition on conditional payment provisions, the
payment claim/payment schedule regime, and the fast track dispute
resolution process, known as adjudication.
