A. C. Hatrick (N.Z.) Ltd. v Nelson Carlton Construction Co. Ltd. (In Liquidation) and Others - [1964] NZLR 72

Arbitration — Award — Building contracts — Reasonableness of engineer's certificate to be submitted to arbitration — Parties also agreeing to submit certain other matters to arbitration including liability of employer to contractor for damages — Whether validity as opposed to reasonableness of certificate within arbitrator's jurisdiction — Award not disclosing evidence to support finding — Whether award to be quashed or remitted to arbitrator.

Building contracts, engineers and architects — Engineer — Employer entitled to take work out of contractor's hands on receipt of engineer's certificate that insufficient progress being made — Duty of engineer to act impartially in giving certificate — Whether bound by rules of natural justice.