16 Aug 2023
AC/JV HOLDINGS LTD v GENERAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD [2023] NZHC 2212
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2212
- Court
- High Court
The expert determination process under the NZS 3915 contract is intended for prompt resolution during or immediately after carrying out the contract works; GCG sought to invoke that process many months/years after vacating the site without providing particulars or complying with contractual time limits, making the quick expert process inappropriate and unfair; the applicant raised a strong arguable case that the expert route is time-barred and the balance of convenience and overall justice favour granting an interim injunction to restrain the expert determination pending resolution of the sub…