Future-Focused Construction Dispute Resolution: Driving Value, Resilience, and Fair Outcomes

AMINZ Construction Day 2026 is proudly delivered in collaboration with Dentons, with industry leaders and construction experts exploring the latest developments, challenges, and emerging approaches in construction dispute resolution.

Date: Friday 24 July 2026
Time: 9am-5pm
Venue: Dentons, 18 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland
Available in-person and online

CPD: 4 points

The day closes with networking from 4–5pm, offering the chance to connect with peers and industry leaders.

Whether you work as an adjudicator, lawyer, engineer, quantity surveyor, or project manager, AMINZ Construction Day offers valuable insights and connections to strengthen your practice in construction dispute resolution.

Pricing

Member:
In person $489 inc GST.
Online $431 inc GST.

Affiliated Institutes: Member pricing is available to current members of the Society of Construction Law, NZ Institute of Building Surveyors, and the Building Institute Aotearoa.

Non member:
In person $581 inc GST.
Online $495 inc GST.

AMINZ Construction Day 2026 is proudly presented in partnership with Dentons.

The Programme

• The Construction Reset in Aotearoa - Glen Holm-Hansen, Keynote Speaker

  Current market developments and industry trends with changes in key construction laws and regulations. 

• The Pipeline of Conflict: Exploring How Procurement Strategies Shape Infrastructure Disputes - Arnaud Deutsch

  This presentation will explore how frontline procurement decisions can drive claims behaviour and influence dispute outcomes. The value of moving mediation upstream, using dispute avoidance and mitigation system design to address complex programmatic risks before infrastructure capital becomes trapped.

• Payment Schedule Deficiencies in Commercial Disputes - Kelly Quinn KC

  This presentation will explore:

  • Contract administration failures (late or incomplete information, poor record-keeping, delayed decision-making, unclear roles)

  • Variations, de-scoping and scope allocation

  • Payment disputes, retentions and cashflow pressure

• Values-based Dispute Resolution - Jonathan Ng

• Choosing the Path to Resolution: Adjudication, Mediation or Determination - Panel Discussion with Steve Alexander

  The panel will explore:

  • When adjudication works, and when it doesn’t.

  • Timing and effectiveness of mediation.

  • Arbitration and litigation in complex disputes.

  • How parties are choosing dispute resolution pathways in 2026, and the factors driving early versus late resolution.

• The Role of the Modern Dispute Resolver - John Walton

  Together, we'll explore:

  • Whether adjudication, mediation and arbitration are still fit for purpose

  • Whether the industry is genuinely moving from reactive to proactive resolution – and if not, why not

  • The skills required across the project lifecycle, not just at the point of dispute

More speakers and sessions to be announced soon.

Glen Holm-Hansen

Arnaud Deutsch

Kelly Quinn KC

John Walton

Steve Alexander

Heidi van Eeden

Jonathan Ng