Ashby Bergh and Company Limited v Ross Borough - [1972] NZLR 1069

Work and Labour — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act 1939 — Notice of liens by subcontractor after carrying out subcontract — Subsequent abandonment of work by contractor — Employer arranging completion — Reasonable expenses of completion set off as damages against sums payable to contractor — Wages Protection and Contractors' Liens Act 1939, ss 20, 21, 22, 31, 32.