Chair
Bridgette White, Barrister, Bankside Chambers
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the statutory requirements for frustration under section 60 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
- Identify and apply the common law test for frustration in contractual disputes
- Analyse key judicial reasoning in Planet Kids Ltd v Auckland Council and recognise practical issues to avoid in contract drafting and enforcement
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
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Frustration of Contracts: Insights from the Court
- Requirements under section 60 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
- Common law test for frustration
- Cases and lessons from the Supreme Court (Planet Kids Ltd v Auckland Council [2013] NZSC 147)
- Issues to avoid
Presented by Tina Hwang, Director, Queen City Law
Presenters
Tina Hwang, Director, Queen City Law
Tina Hwang is a Director and is the Leader of QCL’s large and award winning Property Team. Tina is also Co-Convenor of The Law Association (previously ADLS) Property Law Committee and member of The Law Association Property Disputes Committee. Tina mainly practises in property, construction and litigation. She has deep and wide experience in virtually all aspects of property law and property development and has been involved in some of New Zealand’s largest property projects. Tina has also developed expertise in construction issues and has presented papers at many New Zealand law seminars on property and construction law. She contributes regularly to the Builders & Contractors Magazine. Tina also speaks fluent Korean. Being client-centric Tina has also taken on numerous employment cases (both employer and employee) and the consequent mediation and settlements. Tina regularly appears in Tribunals and Courts. Clients love working with Tina as she is an excellent communicator, works very efficiently and keeps clients fully informed.
Bridgette White, Barrister, Bankside Chambers
Bridgette is an experienced commercial, regulatory and insolvency litigator. She has expertise in complex contractual and commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, enforcement activity and prosecutions (including by the Serious Fraud Office, Commerce Commission and Financial Markets Authority), fair trading and consumer protection claims as well as insolvency claims (including breaches of directors' duties). Throughout her career, Bridgette has acted on a range of high-profile cases and investigations across a diverse range of industries, including agricultural, manufacturing, construction, consumer and financial markets. Before joining Bankside, Bridgette was a senior litigator at Russell McVeagh. She has appeared in the District and High Courts and the Court of Appeal (as both sole and junior counsel) and has experience in mediations and arbitrations. Bridgette is recognised as a leading insolvency and restructuring lawyer in New Zealand by Best Lawyers 2024 Guide.
