Construction Law Australia

Lovegroves are construction law experts.  Two construction law partners with a complement of dedicated construction lawyers makes us the largest construction boutique law practice in Victoria. 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 construction law experts Mr Justin Cotton and Professor Kim Lovegrove are leaders in their field.  

Did you know that one of our principals was the key legal adviser on the development of the Building Act in Victoria?  We have also been engaged by state governments and federal bodies to advise on the establishment of building regulation.

The fact that governments have engaged our people to shape and fashion building law, bears testimony to our legal prowess in not only Victoria but more broadly the Antipodes.

LOVEGROVE SOLICITORS SERVICES

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

Contact Professor Kim Lovegrove

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 unit 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
• Water Act and water leaking claims
• Water damage claims
• Residential disputes
• Housing and home owner disputes
• Apartment disputes

Contact Professor Kim Lovegrove & Mr Justin Cotton

Construction & Practitioner Advocacy

• VCAT and ADT appearances
• Building Practitioners Board advocacy
• Building Appeals Board advocacy
• Building practitioner defence representation
• Building practitioner advocacy in professional conduct inquiries and court proceedings
• Protection works disputes
• Building Code Australia matters
• Building surveyor decisions

Contact Mr Justin Cotton or Professor Kim Lovegrove

Residential / Building Defects and VCAT Disputes

• Domestic Building Contracts Act advice and dispute resolution
• Resolution of domestic building disputes
• Body corporate and residents associations advice and dispute resolution
• Advice and dispute resolution on property and adjoining owner damage claims (including water damage and building protection works)

Contact  Mr Justin Cotton

Local Government Liability Advice and Representation

• Building regulatory compliance
• Coroners inquests
• Public works contract advice
• Probity and risk management
• Advice in environmental/planning approval disputes
• Advice to commercial and residential owners, lessors and lessees
• Advice and continuing legal education to local government, professional associations, trade associations and institutions
• Advice to government, semi-government departments and regulatory authorities

Contact Mr Justin Cotton or Professor Kim Lovegrove

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

Contact Professor Kim Lovegrove

INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION LAW ALLIANCE (ICLA) 

As an Australian member of the International Construction Law Alliance, we have international affiliations with law firms that have expertise in construction law. Accordingly, our clients can avail themselves of immediately accessible expert legal advice in a range of international jurisdictions with the advantages of dealing with lawyers from a common grouping.

The Lovegrove Solicitors E - Library

There are over 200 articles on the Lovegrove Soilicitors E - Library. To access articles on Construction law and other topics click E - Library.