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Building & Construction Lawyers

Prosper Law’s building and construction lawyers have experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating building contracts. Our experience spans across domestic, commercial and infrastructure projects.

Our legal team have worked on some of the world’s biggest commercial and infrastructure projects. We have also helped homeowners and builders with domestic renovation contracts and new builds.

Building and construction contracts are complex and require an experienced and professional contract lawyer to ensure they are correct.

We can help you with all aspects of the building and construction lifecycle. Our construction law services include contract drafting, managing disputes, security of payment claims and contracts administration.

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Our Building and Construction Legal Services

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Building Contract Templates

Having access to a ready-to-use building contract template is essential in the building industry. Written contracts are often required by law (for example, for domestic building projects) and are necessary to protect the rights of the client and the builder.

Building contracts come in all shapes and sizes. From simple domestic building agreements to more complex, bespoke and Australian Standard agreements. A suite of construction agreements can ensure you are able to start your project hassle-free.

Our building and construction legal team are experienced in preparing user-friendly templates. We explain how to use the agreements and administer the terms on your project.

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Negotiating Construction Contracts

Our building lawyers’ negotiation skills are second to none. We take the time to understand our client’s contract requirements and project risks. This means that we are able to provide targeted negotiation strategies that preserve your relationship with the principal.

We make use of different negotiation strategies to get the best outcome. Our building and construction lawyers can provide contract mark ups, schedules of departures and lead in-person negotiations.

We work hand-in-hand with our clients to ensure the commercial requirements of the contract are accurately recorded. Our team of experienced construction lawyers also look to future-proof your contract. We consider risks that are likely to occur on a given project and take steps to address those risks in the construction contract.

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Security of Payments and Payment Disputes

There are many avenues to recover monies owed, whether you are the principal, a builder or a subcontractor. For example, the various Security of Payments Acts, statutory demands, letters of demand or suspension or set off rights under the construction contract.

Our building and construction lawyers are experienced in recovering monies owed in the building industry. We provide pragmatic options that take into account your contract terms and legal rights. Our lawyers also take into account the amount of the debt and prospects of recovery in making debt recovery recommendations.

It is essential that you engage with professional construction lawyers if you have a payment dispute. If you get it wrong, you could lose money, face legal action or worse.

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Managing Construction Disputes

Disputes on building and construction projects often involve complex legal issues. The timing of disputes can often create project delays, cause funding and payment issues and lead to additional costs to complete.

Our lawyers can develop a strategy to manage and resolve construction disputes. Our dispute resolution process will depend on the status of the project, legislative and contract requirements and many other factors.

Why choose Prosper Law?

Professional Building & Construction Lawyers

Our construction lawyers have worked in this industry throughout their legal careers. With our combined experience working in various jurisdictions, including Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and the UK, we take a commercial approach to building law.

Our fixed fee model also enables us to deliver first class legal advice with an affordable price tag. Talk to our building solicitors today to find out how we can help you.

Deep Knowledge of Construction Law

We speak your language. We have an understanding of construction-related risks and a deep knowledge of the law in this area. Our experience working on small to large-scale multi-billion dollar projects enables our lawyers to navigate complicated legal issues.

Australian construction law is governed by various legislation and often involves a significant amount of complexity. You’re in safe hands with our legal team, who can deliver plain-language legal advice and fast outcomes.

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Subconsultant and subcontractor agreements

Our team have worked with top tier consulting firms and building companies to deliver sensible and user friendly subconsultant and subcontractor agreement templates. Our template agreements comply with Australian and State-based laws.

We also provide training and guidance on the use of the templates, and seek to ensure that there are no gaps in risk for our clients.

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Our building and construction lawyers regularly prepare professional services contracts. We’ve helped builders prepare contracts for engineering, surveying, architecture and other professional consultants.

We also work with a number of top tier professional consulting firms. If you need help with consultancy agreements, contact us our building and construction lawyers today.

Negotiating head contract terms

We have assisted building companies to negotiate head contract terms. We spoke to the building company to understand their commercial position, project risks and their relationship with the principal.

Our contract negotiation then focused in on those items that were important to our client and their profit margin. We took into account likely risks and addressed those risks through the negotiation process. We were able to achieve a great outcome for the building company through their contract negotiation.

Domestic building contract review

We have worked with several building companies and contractors, as well as property owners, to review domestic building contracts. Our reviews go beyond the contract terms and extend to due diligence on finance, insurance and licensing.

Helpfully, our Legal Operations Manager is a licenced Queensland residential builder. This assists our lawyers in providing practical and commercial building contract reviews.

Our domestic building lawyers ensure the agreement complies with relevant State and Territory laws and protect our client’s interest.

Meet our Building Lawyers

Our lawyers have all worked in the building and construction industry and with clients of all shapes and sizes. Our project experience ranges from small domestic projects to multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects.

Meet our team of building and construction lawyers – you’ll be glad you did.

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Farrah Motley

Director

Farrah has worked in the building and construction industry for over a decade. She is experienced in providing legal advice to small, medium and top tier building companies.

Brooke is a Senior Lawyer with Prosper Law. Brooke is admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland and the High Court of Australia

Brooke Ferris

Senior Lawyer

Brooke has worked in the building industry throughout her legal career, servicing both national and international clients. She uses her intellect and savvy negotiation skills to achieve great outcomes for our construction clients.

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Building & Construction Law FAQs

Do your building and construction lawyers work across Australia?

Yes, our building and construction lawyers work across Australia. Our lawyers are experienced in various local regulations and practices in different States and Territories. This enables us to provide comprehensive legal services to clients nationwide.

Whether your project is in a major city or a regional area, we are here to assist you.

What types of legal services do you provide for the construction industry?

We provide a wide range of legal services for the construction industry. Our building and construction legal services include contract drafting and negotiation, dispute resolution, compliance with building regulations, risk management, and advice on construction insurance.

Our experience covers both residential, commercial and infrastructure projects.

How can you help with construction contract disputes?

We assist with construction contract disputes by providing quick and affordable legal advice and representation. Our lawyers help resolve disputes through commercial avenues, negotiation and litigation.

We aim to protect our clients' interests and reach a fair resolution as quickly and efficiently as possible.

What should I do if I encounter a construction defect in my project?

If you encounter a defect in your construction works, it’s important to document the issue thoroughly and contact us as soon as possible. We can help you assess the defect, determine liability, and pursue a legal remedy. This may involve involve negotiation with the responsible party, filing a claim, or taking the case to court.

Can you help with construction project consulting and related legal matters?

Yes, we can help with construction project consulting and related legal matters. Our services include advising on consulting relationships, drafting and reviewing agreements, and administering contracts.

We work closely with clients to promote successful consulting relationships for their projects and protect their legal interests.

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