Disputes in construction are inevitable.. That’s why early advice with a clear dispute resolution strategy is essential. To get to the point of arriving at a dispute resolution strategy, you have to navigate and understand the individual project landscape. We quickly and concisely review and assess the project landscape and offer simple and practical legal advice to solve complex problems.
Troy Legal’s litigation services bring extensive construction industry experience across all Australian jurisdictions in Superior and Appellate Courts. We maintain a committed and relentless pursuit of early resolution. We do this by driving the foundations of Early Dispute Resolution discussed below. From Adjudication, Arbitration, Tribunal and Court proceedings, we have extensive experience in all forums across Australia.
Early Dispute Management (contractual pre-litigation positioning and contract administration and management)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (informal meeting, conciliation, mediation, expert determination)
Litigation (Adjudication, Arbitration, Tribunal and Court proceedings)
These forums for construction disputes need to be the subject of detailed consideration and advice in each forum. Early advice on dispute management assist to establish a contract and claims management strategy early, aligned with the your legal position. Early specialist construction law advice means you are better positioned to achieve an early resolution.
Dispute management is about identifying and accommodating risks through contract management and contract administration before they become defined matters in dispute problems. This includes clear contracts, defined roles, well-managed communication, and proactive legal oversight.
Without proper dispute management, legal positions become conflated and compromised. To better manage and preserve your legal position, early development of a strategy and clear contractual position will assist to avoid unexpected and uncertain dispute outcomes.
We work with clients through dispute resolution in all forums, from project inception to project delivery and ongoing maintenance. Armed with a full understanding of the project landscape, our goal is to develop and implement an early legal position and strategy to maximise the prospects of early dispute resolution.
When construction disputes inevitably arise, early dispute management as outlined above opens the door to proactive, timely and more cost effective Alternative Dispute Resolution strategies. Strategies for Alternative Dispute Resolution include informal meetings, formal mediation and expert determination.
Alternative Dispute Resolution strategies also require the development of a legal strategy the matters central to early dispute management, but allows for a more pragmatic and cost effective resolution of the dispute.
Troy Legal’s offers pragmatic and concise advice by adopting these early dispute management principles to develop a clear strategy through negotiation, mediation and expert determination to achieve a resolution.
Effective litigation forges a path to an early resolution. Litigation strategies are developed and built on the foundations discussed above, by understanding the full project landscape and the history of dispute management on the project.
Litigation is costly and time-consuming. It is a high risk, low return environment where the development of the foundations above are essential.
Troy Legal drives a path to early resolution. We are committed and relentless in our pursuit and explore every opportunity to close the book and move forward.
We offer a full suite of dispute resolution and litigation services tailored for the construction industry.
Troy Legal’s litigation services bring extensive experience across all Australian jurisdictions in Superior and Appellate Courts.
We maintain a committed and relentless pursuit of early resolution. We do this by driving the foundations of Early Dispute Resolution discussed below. From Adjudication, Arbitration, Tribunal and Court proceedings, we have extensive experience in all forums across Australia.
Troy Legal are trusted Construction Dispute Lawyers Brisbane specialist contractors turn to for practical dispute resolution and litigation support. We assist with a broad range of construction disputes, including:
Contract disputes – scope, terms, performance
Payment disputes – non-payment, variations, delays
Defect disputes – defective or incomplete work
Delay and disruption claims – EOT’s, disruption and loss of productivity claims
Disputes regarding LD’s and Security - cashing of bank guarantees and security
Summary Judgment Applications - proceedings under the BIF Act
Subcontractors Charges claims - proceedings under the BIF Act.
Review of Administrative decisions - Appeal of adjudication decisions and review of QBCC decisions.
We specialise in complex litigation and dispute resolution in construction. We outline your legal position and options for resolution, we provide a clear strategy and recommendations and carefully manage the process to fast track a commercial resolution for your business.
We work with clients through dispute resolution in all forums, from project inception to project delivery and ongoing maintenance. Armed with a full understanding of the project landscape, our goal is to develop and implement an early legal position and strategy to maximise the prospects of early dispute resolution.
For broader legal support across the project lifecycle, see our Commercial Advice services.
Specialist construction lawyers
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We are construction litigation specialists — we deliver simple solutions to complex problems and drive early resolution of construction disputes.
