Building & Construction

Building and Construction is a specialised field and it is crucial that you receive the correct technical and commercial advice.

At Baker Love Lawyers, we have many years of experience advising and representing builders, home owners, commercial property owners, building suppliers, owner-builders, sub-contractors, property developers, construction companies, tradesmen and other professionals in the building and construction industry.

We believe you need to make an informed decision to decide on project outcomes.

From project conception, choices must be made which will decide its outcome. At Baker Love Lawyers, we believe that such decisions should be made in an informed manner with the benefit of proper and accurate legal advice. Our team has experience in providing quality services across a range of areas, including:

• Negotiating and drafting contract documentation, including head contracts and sub-contracts
• Preparation of special conditions for standard form building contracts
• Drafting terms of trade and Quotation terms
• Drafting credit applications
• Advising on tender documentation
• Advising on security provisions such as bank guarantees
• Advice on contract management
• Advice on termination of contract, delays, disruption and your rights under the construction contract
• All litigation relating to building work, including Security of Payment Act claims
• Consumer claims, including representation and advice in the Consumer Trader & Tenancy Tribunal and the Courts
• Home warranty and insurance disputes

When acting for clients in the preparation of contracts, we work to address the key legal and practical issues which can affect their bottom line, as well as identifying risk areas and assisting in minimising that risk. When managing a dispute on behalf of our clients, we concentrate on managing the process to achieve an early and cost effective resolution.

We can help you balance enforcing your legal rights and preserving productive relationships.

At Baker Love Lawyers we help our clients achieve and manage a balance between enforcing legal rights in the short term and preserving productive commercial relationships for the long term. Our team has experience briefing engineers, building inspectors and other professionals in the building industry, and are committed to achieving positive outcomes with minimal expense and disruption to our clients’ businesses.

Contact us today for more information on Building and Construction.

Solicitors acting in the area of Building and Construction:
	Dean Frith Partner
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	Terry Morgan Partner