D Ltd v QT Ltd [2021] NZDT 1468 (21 January 2021) [pdf, 234 KB]
...rubble by midday. At or about midday QT Ltd received the results of the asbestos testing conducted by DF which confirmed that 10 square meters of asbestos was found in the wall of the bathroom (the DF report). 4. On 22 September 2017, QT Ltd emailed D Ltd attaching an invoice totaling $29,444.95 (including GST) for the demolition work. The email explains that the costs have “risen quite considerably by $17,500 + gst over and above the initial quotation estimate” because asbesto...