Legal news
New rulings on real estate, apartment purchases, construction defects and civil procedure: what was decided, and what it means in practice.
Case law updates
The contractor collapsed and the lender completed construction: buyers are entitled to delay compensation
Supreme Court, Civil Appeal 3301/23, 7 October 2026
Compensation for late delivery from the receiver's appointment ranks ahead of the lender's floating charge and may be set off against the price.
Read the full articleArbitration clause in an apartment purchase: the arbitrator must apply the Sale (Apartments) Law
Supreme Court, Civil Leave to Appeal 59471-05-26, 6 July 2026
An arbitration agreement is valid even if the arbitrator is released from substantive law, but Sale Law claims are decided by law.
Read the full articleJudgment at the pre-trial stage: what it means for partition claims
Supreme Court, Family Appeal 7367/22, and later rulings up to 25 August 2026
The Supreme Court test for judgment at the pre-trial stage under Regulation 63(b)(16), and the case law applying it up to 2026.
Read the full articleThe contractor was not given a chance to repair: compensation is reduced, not denied
Supreme Court, Civil Leave to Appeal 18136-03-26, 18 August 2026
Where the buyer did not let the contractor repair, compensation is reduced to the contractor's repair cost, not denied.
Read the full article