Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how development agreements allocate responsibility for construction works, fitout and associated costs
- Examine key risk management considerations relating to funding, ownership of works and tenant securities
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
The Construction Elements of the Development Agreement
- Scope of Tenant Works and Landlord Works respectively
- Determining who pays for what parts of the works and fitout
- Determining who owns what parts of the works and fitout
- Why a programme of works is important
- Funding for the works and landlord incentives
- Securities to be provided by tenant
Presented by Neil Mistry, Senior Associate, Duncan Cotterill
Chair
Tina Hwang, Director, Queen City Law
Presenters
Neil Mistry, Senior Associate, Duncan CotterillNeil specialises in all aspects of commercial property including commercial leasing, development agreements, easements, subdivisions, and acquisitions and sales. Neil helps his clients with buying, selling, developing and leasing property, including complex arrangements such as malls, airports, and infrastructure developments. From reviewing and drafting complex development agreements to assisting with simpler day-to-day property issues, Neil works closely with his clients to put their priorities first, from the very beginning of a project all the way to completion. Neil enjoys complex transactions, with a knack for describing complex issues in understandable terms. Neil’s clients include emergency services, private equity firms, property developers and infrastructure providers.
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.
