Construction Law NSW
Construction Law Sydney and New South Wales
Lovegrove & Cotton, Construction Lawyers Sydney & Building Lawyers Sydney, are experts in Construction Law NSW. The expertise of our senior construction lawyers and building lawyers is complemented by the firm’s 25-year standing as a preeminent construction law firm in Australia. Be it resolution of disputes with state significance (we have had carriage of resolving claims on the Commonwealth Games Village), civil or residential dispute resolution; our building law experts are leaders in their field.
One of our senior construction and planning lawyers was the key legal adviser on the development of Part 4 Reforms of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act. We have also been engaged by state governments and federal bodies to advise on the establishment of building regulation.
The fact that governments have engaged our people to shape and fashion building law, bears testimony to our legal prowess in not only New South Wales but more broadly the Antipodes.
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
- Building Code of Australia Advice
- Domestic building contract advice
Construction and Planning Dispute Resolution & Negotiation
- Defective building work claims
- EPAA disputes
- NCAT disputes
- Construction law advice and dispute resolution in prolongation, disruption, delay and liquidated damages claims
- Advice and dispute resolution in construction variation claims
- Building practitioner professional liability claims
- Multi-residential development construction claims
- High end civil and commercial dispute resolution
- Insurance law
- Security for payment claims
- Adjoining owner disputes
- Expert determination
- Leaky building and water damage claims
- Residential disputes
- Housing and home owner disputes
Construction & Practitioner Advocacy
- NCAT appearances
- Practitioner licensing and misconduct proceedings advocacy
- Building practitioner defence representation
- Building Code Australia matters
- NSW Fair Trading Appeals
Residential Building Defects Disputes
- Regulatory advice and dispute resolution
- Resolution of domestic building disputes
- Owners corporation and residents associations advice and dispute resolution
- Advice and dispute resolution on property and adjoining owner damage claims (including water damage claims)
Local Government Liability Advice and Representation
- Building regulatory compliance
- Public works contract advice
- Probity and risk management
- Advice in environmental/planning approval disputes
- Advice to commercial and residential owners, lessors and lessees
- Advice and continuing legal education to local government, professional associations, trade associations and institutions
- Advice to government, semi-government departments and regulatory authorities
Insurance Claims
- Insurance claims advice and dispute resolution
- Auditing and drafting insurance policies
Building Work Place Accidents, Work Cover and OHS
- Advice on occupation health & safety regulations
- OHS defence representation
- OHS prosecutions