Building & Construction
Morgan Lewis’ experience in building and construction includes front and back end work for developers, head contractors, sub-contractors, owners’ corporations, trustees and individuals.
We prepare building contracts, sub-contracts and incidental agreements and assist in the preparation of contract tenders.
We also provide advice and dispute resolution services in relation to specific problems arising from building contracts. We act in matters including:
- Contract disputes.
- Claims in quantum meruit and restitution.
- The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.
- The Contractors Debts Act.
- Defect claims.
- The Home Building Act.
- Builder’s statutory insurances.
- Damage to strata property.
- Arbitrations and reference hearings.
- Injuries suffered on worksites, including prosecutions by Workcover.
Our recent cases include:
- Defending claims under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act and Contractors Debts Act.
- A complex claim against a local council where work was performed by our client before it had signed a contract and the council denied any obligation to pay.
- Defending claims made by subcontractors for variation works.
- Prosecuting claims against subcontractors for defective works.
- Defending a prosecution by a local council for failure by a developer to comply with consent conditions.
- Acting for a builder of residential apartments, defending a claim for defective works made by the owners' corporation.
- Acting for the owners of a strata scheme in relation to damage caused to the common property by adjacent building works.
- Acting for an individual whose home builder failed to perform the works in a timely and proper fashion.
Our Expert Team
Mark Morgan
DirectorDirect: 02 8257 3415
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Doug Hayter
Senior AssociateDirect: 02 8257 3420
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Cyrus Aftasi
SolicitorDirect: 02 8257 3437
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