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.

One of these disputes was a multi-million dollar dispute and the firm was successful in facilitating the intervention of the Crown to resolve a key aspect of a complex residential conundrum.

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
National Construction Code
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
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

ACT Civil and Administrative 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
National Construction Code
Building surveyor advocacy
Contractor advocacy
Engineering advocacy
Strata community and owners corporation advocacy

Residential / Building Defects Disputes

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

Insurance Claims

Insurance claims advice and dispute resolution
Auditing and drafting insurance policies
Lodging claims against insurance companies for indemnification of practitioner negligence

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