SERVICES

At Maling and Co. you will get direct access to skilled and experienced professionals, who are down to earth and easy to work with.

We work with clients, lawyers and construction professionals throughout New Zealand and overseas – taking a pragmatic and commercial approach.

We provide effective solutions at all stages of the construction process and can provide flexible fee options.

Pre-construction

  • Risk analysis and procurement advice

  • Tender documentation

  • Drafting and negotiating project agreements (including consultant agreements, construction contracts, subcontracts, direct deeds with funders, parent company guarantees and bonds)

Project advisory

  • Assisting with contract administration

  • Training

  • Breach of contract, delay, disruption, extension of time, variation and defects claims

  • Termination of contracts

Dispute resolution

  • Payment disputes

  • Mediation

  • Adjudication under the Construction Contracts Act 2002

  • Expert determination

  • Court litigation

  • Arbitration

Certifiers

  • Independent advice to certifiers and engineers to contract

Regulatory

  • Building consent issues, Building Act compliance, building for climate change

Residential

  • As well as acting in respect of commercial and infrastructure projects, we also act on residential construction matters

FOR LAWYERS
AND BARRISTERS

We take instructions from lawyers all over New Zealand and overseas. 

We recognise that lawyers have important and established relationships with their clients. We work collaboratively with these lawyers to ensure their clients receive specialist advice. Lawyers instructing us can have confidence we will stay in our lane. 

We also take reverse briefs from barristers and can provide expert back up and assistance for case preparation.