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Summary:

Allocation of Risks in Trans National Joint Ventures (Sydney); Geothermal Energy Project Issues (Sydney) Numerous papers on construction law issues including tendering, documentation drafting, project management, and dispute management; Alternatives to Arbitration; Various articles on arbitration in the New Zealand Law Journal; Various articles and conducting seminars on negotiation; Papers on international arbitration given in Sydney, Paris and Auckland. A particularly helpful paper in the construction field is New Zealand Law Journal 2003.


Papers:


1997   Arbitrator Drawing on own Knowledge and Expertise


2000   International Commercial Arbitration Latest Developments in Australia and NZ (delivered in Paris)


2003   Some Weathertight Issues


2003 An Arbitrator's Perspective of Construction Disputes and Their Causes   (New Zealand Law Journal, 2003)

 
2004   Liability of Mediators in New Zealand


2005   Adjudication – Practical Issues, Some Random Thoughts


2007   Arbitration AAMINZ appeals Tribunal


2007   Recent Law and Practical Issues - Adjudication


2010   Some Practical Pointers – Adjudication (NZIQS Conference)


2011   Adjudication – Family Trusts, Bodies Corporate and Companies


2011   Adjudication - GST Issues


2011   Acceleration


2012   "Construction Documentation Preparation - Protecting The Employer Without Being Unfair To The Contractor", Fourth International Construction Law Conference, Melbourne, 6-8 May 2012


2012   "Construction Documentation Preparation - Protecting The Employer
Without Being Unfair To The Contractor",
Fourth International Construction Law Conference POWERPOINT May 2012

2013  AMINZ Seminars in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on the Construction Contracts Act 2002: Some Practical Issues.

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