Construction Law Victoria

Construction Lawyers Melbourne and Victoria

Lovegrove & Cotton, Construction Lawyers Melbourne & Building Lawyers Melbourne, was established in 1993 under the previous incarnation, Lovegrove Solicitors. We are one of the oldest building and construction law firms in Australia.

The founder of the law firm Adjunct Professor Kim Lovegrove MSE, RML had carriage of the National Model Building Act that was the template for modern day building control in a number of Australian jurisdictions. He was also heavily involved in the development of the Building Act 1993. It follows that Lovegrove and Cotton are preeminent in building regulatory expertise that is built upon a thirty year heritage.

Be it resolution of building disputes of state significance, civil or residential dispute resolution; our construction law experts are leaders in the field of building law.

• Domestic and residential building disputes
• VCAT disputes & claims
• Defective building work dispute resolution
• Dispute resolution of prolongation, disruption, delay and liquidated damages claims
• Resolving variation claims
• Strata community and multi unit development construction claims
• Insurance claims on home warranty and professional indemnity
• Security for payment claims
• The resolution of protection works disputes
• Adjoining owner disputes
• Water Act and water leaking claims
• Water damage claims
• Legal representation for builders
• Legal representation for sub contractors
• Resolution of cladding disputes
• Responding to building notices and orders

Construction and Practitioner Advocacy

• VCAT appearances
• Building Appeals Board advocacy
• Building practitioner defence representation
• Building practitioner advocacy in professional conduct inquiries and court proceedings
• The resolution of protection works matters
• Building surveyor determination appeals

Residential / Building Defects and VCAT Disputes

• Resolution of domestic building disputes
• Body corporate and strata community dispute resolution
• Advice and dispute resolution on property and adjoining owner damage claims (including water damage and building protection works)

Compliance and regularisation of Building Act matters

• Resolving building notice and building order matters
• Appealing building notices and building orders
• Liaising with councils to resolve building regulatory compliance matters
• Providing legal representation for Building Act prosecutions
• Negotiating and presenting pleas of mitigation

Insurance Claims

• Advice on building related insurance policies
• Issuing legal proceedings against insurance companies
• Resolving claims against insurance companies

Front End Building Contract Advice

• Pre-contract advice and contract/project negotiation
• Drafting, auditing and packaging standard building contracts and terms of engagement contracts
• Advice on the suitability of building contracts and contracting models
• Advice on sub contracts, design and construct contracts, construction management and alliance contracts
• National Construction Code advice
• Domestic building contract advice

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