Construction Law Canberra

Construction Lawyers ACT and Canberra

Lovegrove and Cotton are construction law experts. Our team consists of leading senior expert construction lawyers whose expert advice and acumen ensures that our clients’ interests are advanced and protected.

Be it resolution of disputes with state significance, commercial or residential dispute resolution, front-end contractual advice or practitioner regulatory compliance advice and advocacy, our construction law experts are leaders in their field. We have extensive litigation experience in the ACT particularly in regards to building defects disputes in high-value multi-residential developments across the Territory.

We have also been engaged by state governments, federal bodies and industry associations to advise on building regulatory reform.

Front End 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 Dispute Resolution & Negotiation

Defective building work claims
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
Protection works disputes and protection works insurance disputes
Adjoining owner disputes
Mediation
Expert determination
Leaky buildings and water damage claims
Residential disputes
Housing and home owner disputes
Construction Occupations Registrar and Access Canberra decisions

Construction & Practitioner Advocacy

Tribunal appearances
Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 (ACT) advice
Practitioner compliance and licensing matters
Building practitioner defence representation
Building practitioner advocacy in professional conduct inquiries and court proceedings
Building Code Australia matters
Building surveyor advocacy
Contractor advocacy
Engineering advocacy

Residential / Building Defects Disputes

Contractual advice
Resolution of domestic building disputes
Owners corporation class actions
Building Act 2004 (ACT) advice

Local Government Liability Advice and Representation

Building regulatory compliance
Public works contract advice
Probity and risk management
Advice in environmental/planning approval disputes
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 & OH&S

Advice on occupation health & safety regulations
Advice on work cover claims
OH&S defence representation
OH&S prosecutions