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. One of our construction lawyers also authored a “Users Guide to the Homebuilding Act” published by CCH.

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.

The firm has also had conduct of matters that have culminated in successful determinations and judgements in the NSW Supreme Court.

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
• Domestic building contract advice
• Advice on the application of the Home Building Act

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