Our team of lawyers has a strong understanding of the construction industry. We have experience in all aspects of commercial, industrial, and residential construction and engineering matters, including a number of major development and infrastructure projects.
Our lawyers are able to assist with any legal issues that may arise throughout a construction project, from front-end through to back-end. Further, our firm is proud to be the South Australian Housing Industry Association (HIA) Premier Partner for 2025.
We provide services in drafting and negotiating contracts and advising on risk management at the start of a project, through to assisting with dispute resolution and commercial litigation if a dispute arises.
Our experience includes assisting many builders, developers, contractors, consultants, government, head contractors and subcontractors, commercial and retail property owners, and family-owned property groups in the construction industry.
Our broader team of lawyers allows us to provide complete service and advice to our clients in this industry including conveyancing, leasing, debt recovery, legal structures including companies, trusts and partnerships, and GST implications. Our employment team can advise on the relevant employment and industrial relations issues in this sector.
Key Services
- Contract drafting and reviewing (including AS series contracts, other standard form contracts, and tailoring contracts for particular circumstances), and advising on tenders
- Design contracts, early works contracts
- Joint ventures and alliance frameworks
- Procurement advice
- Subcontracting advice
- Progress claims
- Delay and extension of time claims, acceleration/suspension, and programming/critical path management
- Construction litigation, arbitration, adjudication (security of payment) and alternative dispute resolution
- Professional negligence claims
- Risk management
- Division of liability and limitations of liability (including with respect to consequential loss and liquidated damages)
- Employment, workplace relations, and safety
- Tax advice
- Intellectual property
- Planning applications and appeals
- Environmental compliance and the Environment Protection Act
- Land management agreements and encumbrances
