A guide to litigating contracts in New Zealand

A guide to litigating contracts in New Zealand

Commercial Litigation

Contributors

Marika Eastwick-Field|Kirsten Massey

Partner and practice group chair - litigation, Russell McVeagh|Partner, Russell McVeagh

marika.eastwick-field@russellmcveagh.com|kirsten.massey@russellmcveagh.com

Earlier this year, New Zealand’s highest court issued a decision clarifying when and how evidence of parties’ dealings will be admissible to support arguments before the courts on contractual interpretation. The decision signals a departure from the New Zealand approach to date and the approaches in a number of other Commonwealth jurisdictions, in particular the United Kingdom, and highlights that contracting in New Zealand may give rise to particular practical considerations, both at the time of contracting and also when litigating contractual interpretation issues.

Contract interpretation – a Common(wealth) approach

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