Fletcher fights Commercial Bay subbie

Fletcher fights Commercial Bay subbie
Victoria Young
Fletcher Building is in the middle of a High Court payment stoush with a subcontractor which threatened to cease work on the Commercial Bay precinct. A results judgment of Justice Mary Peters dated April 30 said Downer company Spotless Services, which has so far received about $49 million for its work on the Precinct Properties project, is disputing liquidated damages and other charges Fletcher tried to impose on it.  The case was heard in the High Court at Auckland during the lockdown.  According to the judgment, Spotless was working...

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