Construction Law New Zealand

Lovegroves are construction law experts. Be it resolution of disputes with state significance (we have had carriage of resolving claims on the Commonwealth Games Village Melbourne), civil or residential dispute resolution; we are leaders in the field.

We have also been engaged by governments 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.

LOVEGROVE SOLICITORS SERVICES

Front End Building Contract Law

• 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

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
• Risk management advice
• Insurance law
• Security for payment claims

Construction & Practitioner Advocacy

• Building Practitioners advocacy
• Building practitioner defence representation
• Building practitioner advocacy in professional conduct inquiries and court proceedings

Residential / Building Defects and VCAT Disputes

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

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

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

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.

KEY PERSONNEL

Our New Zealand Partners are Professor Kim Lovegrove and Stephen Smith who are based in Wellington. Professor Lovegrove and Mr Smith are the only Partners that can take New Zealand based instructions.

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.