Construct Commercial Lawyers

Commercial Contract Advice

Contract Drafting

At Construct Law Group, we have experience in reviewing and advising clients on the risks associated with most standard form commercial contracts (including Australian Standards (AS), Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC) and Queensland Master Builders Association (QMBA)).

We draft amendments and special conditions to standard form contracts in order to adequately protect our clients from the risk associated with commercial building projects.

Having extensive litigation experience provides our lawyers with the ability to identify common contract administration problems and to ensure that the risk can be shifted where possible.

Commercial Advice

At Construct Law Group, our experience and knowledge extends to assisting our clients with commercial drafting and providing commercial advice where related to their business in the building and construction industry.
We acknowledge that our clients’ business needs extend past building contracts and related disputes. We can provide assistance with other commercial matters or can refer you to a firm that can assist if we are not able to provide the advice your business needs.
We can assist your business in ensuring that its documents form a solid legal basis in its dealings with other stakeholders. Those various other contracts and agreements include:

• construction management agreements
• construction related employment agreements
• confidentiality agreements
• consultancy agreements
• deeds of assignment and novation (of building/consultancy contracts)
• joint venture development agreements
• equipment rental agreements
• credit applications and terms of supply
• guarantee and indemnity agreements

What we do not do

As we are a specialist firm, we will not assist with you the following matters but can direct you to the right person who can assist you with various other matters pertaining to your business including:

• franchising
• conveyancing
• leasing
• corporate advice including advice regarding director’s duties
• commercial disputes that do not involve building aspects
• employment disputes
• workplace health and safety advice/disputes

Specialising in Building and Construction Law in Brisbane

Construct Law Group is a boutique legal firm that specialises in building and construction law. Our clients include developers, principals, builders, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, homeowners and statutory and industry bodies. We focus on meeting our clients’ individual needs in a timely and cost efficient manner.

At Construct Law Group we keep up to date with the latest legal developments in our area of expertise. We develop and foster relationships with our clients, experts and construction industry bodies so that the advice our clients receive is grounded and specific to their individual or company needs.

We ensure that we have an understanding of the commercial objective of each client when providing advice. Whether it is a residential project or large commercial project, our team has the expertise to assist you.

Commercial Dispute Resolution

We work with our clients to avoid disputes where possible and to resolve them prior to litigation. We are focused on commercial outcomes.

We assist clients with all kinds of commercial building disputes whether it be in relation to a multi-unit development, warehouse, retirement village, childcare centre, school, health care facility or other infrastructure projects.

Our team can assist with resolving disputes through:

• alternative dispute resolution (including mediation, expert determination and arbitration)
• adjudication/ BCIPA
• subcontractors’ charges
• litigation (in courts and tribunals)

Our lawyers have experience in acting for all stakeholders in the commercial building industry including developers, principals, head contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, engineers and architects.

We provide advice to clients on disputes regarding the following areas of commercial building contracts:

• defects / nonconformance issues
• payment disputes
• variations
• extension of time claims
• delay damages claims
• liquidated damages
• latent conditions
• disputes involving retention monies and bank guarantees

Debt Recovery

At Construct Law Group we are able to assist with recovering a debt owed to you. We will help determine the best way for you to recover your debt whether it is through security of payment adjudication, subcontractors’ charge, statutory demand or formal litigation in tribunals and courts. We can also assist with defending debt recovery proceedings.