Get Your Build Back on Track — With Expert Legal Advice That Solves Delays, Defects, and Disputes

Our Building and Construction Lawyers help homeowners, builders, and developers resolve construction delays, fix defective work, recover payments, and navigate contract risks like sunset clauses and insolvency — so your project can move forward with confidence.

Building and Construction Lawyer helping a satisfied client resolve construction delays, defects, and disputes at a job site

When Building Projects Go Wrong, We Step In to Set Things Right

Many clients come to us after months of frustration — their builder has stopped responding, work is stalled, and they’re left staring at an unfinished home. In other cases, the work is complete but riddled with defects: uneven walls, leaking balconies, or cladding that poses fire risks. Even worse, some clients discover that their builder has gone into liquidation, and they’re left unsure where to turn or whether their insurance even applies.

The financial and emotional stress is real. You’re asked to pay more than agreed, fight for your deposit, or accept delays with no end in sight. You’ve tried emailing, calling, even escalating through Fair Trading or the builder’s association — but the process is confusing, slow, and seems stacked against you. You may be facing tight deadlines to make a claim, or clauses buried deep in the contract that expose you to more risk than you realised.

That’s where we step in. As specialist Building and Construction Lawyers, we review your contract, identify your strongest legal options, and act quickly to protect your interests. Whether it’s enforcing completion, negotiating a refund, lodging a tribunal claim, or holding a builder accountable for defects — we help you take back control, reduce financial exposure, and get your project moving forward.

The Real Benefits of Working With a Specialist Building and Construction Lawyer

Our Building and Construction Lawyers don’t just give legal advice — we deliver practical outcomes that protect your build, fix problems, and put you back in control.

Timely Resolution of Delays

We act quickly to enforce your rights under the building contract and relevant legislation, using legal notices, tribunal proceedings, or negotiated outcomes to get your project moving again.

Defect Identification and Compensation

Our Building and Construction Lawyers coordinate expert inspections, assess your rights under statutory warranties, and pursue claims against builders, developers, or insurers to ensure defective work is fixed or compensated.

Contract Risk Protection

We review and advise on building contracts, including problematic clauses like sunset dates and staged payments, so you understand your rights before issues arise — or act to enforce them if they do.

Guidance Through Legal Channels

We handle the process for you — from Fair Trading complaints to NCAT/VCAT applications and court proceedings — ensuring you meet deadlines and have a clear strategy from start to finish.

Trusted by Property Owners, Builders, and Developers

What Our Clients Say About Working With Us

From contract disputes to defect claims, our clients share how we helped them resolve complex construction issues with clarity, confidence, and results.

Our Core Capabilities in Building and Construction Law

Our Building and Construction Lawyers combine legal precision with practical experience to resolve construction delays, defects, contract disputes, and insolvency issues — efficiently and effectively.

Got Questions? You're Not Alone — Here Are the Answers You Need

From contract issues to construction delays and defect claims, these are the questions we hear most often — and how we help resolve them.

Send a formal notice under the contract and Home Building Act, then commence NCAT/VCAT proceedings or negotiate step-in and completion.

Enforce liquidated damages clauses if included and claim general damages through NCAT or court once delay is proven

“Major” includes structural issues under HBA. You have 6 years for major defects and 2 years for non-major defects from completion

Yes—if the builder repeatedly fails to fix defects within the defect liability period, you’re entitled to refuse access and take legal action

It can involve multiple parties—neighbour, builder, Owners Corp. You can pursue NCAT/VCAT action against builder or neighbour depending on faulty waterproofing

Yes, in NSW you must lodge with NSW Fair Trading or Service NSW first before NCAT. In VIC, use DBDRV before VCAT.

Yes—as implied warranties “run with the land.” In VIC, contact builder via DBDRV, then file in VCAT within 10 years of occupancy or 6 years from breach.

Common issue—likely actionable under statutory warranties. Coordinating expert reports and legal claims is critical.

Contracts must include reasonable delay allowances (weather, holidays). Delays beyond those are breach.

Agreements from NCAT/VCAT conciliation can be binding if formalised; always have a lawyer review before signing

Yes—if breach caused demonstrable loss like forced rental. Compare loss against potential legal costs.

Look out for delays, breach of contract, defective work, payment disputes, liens, code violations.

Yes—reasonable cost to fix defects or complete contracted work can be recovered

Start with a formal complaint to Fair Trading. If not resolved, gather evidence/contracts/reports and prepare application to NCAT Consumer & Commercial Division (up to $500k)

Look to home warranty insurance and state funds. Facilitate reassignment of contract to another builder and claim unfinished work.

Yes but risky. Keep track of these deadlines – they’re increasingly used to cancel and resell property.

Registered builders must insure work exceeding mandatory thresholds—e.g. >$16k in VIC, >$5k in NSW.

Builder or their insurer is typically liable under statutory warranties—coordinate expert witness and lodge claims.

Yes. Legal support helps make conciliation effective, ensures binding terms and avoids litigation.

You need a Building and Construction Lawyers to map responsibility (contractor, subbies, builder, developer), coordinate expert reports, and issue proceeding against parties who breach.

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