Construction Lawyers Darwin

Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, an expert Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides commercial management assistance to clients taken part in projects across the Infrastructure, Building, Rail and Bus transportation, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Mining and Oil and Gas industries.

We use dual-qualified engineers-lawyers with first-hand project experience who have most likely handled an issue on their projects in similar situations to what brought you to this website.

Our offering consists of Contract testimonial and development services, strategy and administration, Planning, Scheduling, EoT, Prolongation, Disruption and Acceleration Claims, Payment Claims and Schedules - Adjudication Applications & Responses, Dispute management: Expert determination, arbitration and litigation

Why involve Law Firm that needs to be assisted by a "team of experts" when you have access to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects before entering into the law.

We can assist you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering experience and on-site construction experience enables us to interpret, analyse and provide contract referrals across different areas such as rights, liabilities, duties, and scope under Australian Standard Contracts (AS4000 and AS2124 Series), Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC), Master Builders Association (MBA), NT Security of Payments Act compliance as well as FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts.

We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard terms and conditions and recommend amendments that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks.

A well-written contract minimises risks. Before you sign any kind of contract, we will make certain that it remains in your best interests which you understand your exposure.
BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct a detailed contract analysis identifying the vital conditions in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to identify the cause, impact and merit of any kind of claim.

Our composed claims consist of plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Prior to we refer the matter to adjudication, we will also determine the need for affidavits and expert records to make certain that claims have the ability to withstand any scrutiny. We are experienced representing our clients in formal and informal dispute process, and regularly quick counsels and barristers. We will lead you via the legal process, and job in the direction of a resolution of your dispute in the shortest possible time.

Delay, Disruption, Acceleration Critical Path Delay Analysis, We provide internal planning and scheduling services. When delays do occur, we analyse the baseline schedule and development updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We establish delays, simultaneous delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and productivity rates using made values or measured mile approaches to establish the exact quantum of disruption claims. Our claim documents existing delay and disruption data in particularised and auditable style.

We also prepare acceleration claims, evaluate merit, quantum and entitlement to an EoT claim and provide Third Party Independent Reports to assist our clients understand the staminas and weakness of their position. Contract Management and Financial Recovery. It is common understanding that the source of troubled projects plagued by delays and cost overruns tend to be centred in incomplete project planning, inadequate schedule tracking and poor contract and financial control.

We combine our legal, engineering, planning and amount evaluating capacities to assist our clients devise all-encompassing project development purchase and contracting strategies to significantly de-risk any kind of project. We commonly manage the resolution of claims independently. This frees up the hands and enables the Contracts Management and Construction Teams to concentrate on their key goal of delivering the project. The advantages of this technique is a positive cashflow from the start and lower overall project administration expenditure. Every one of our lawyers are construction experts in their very own right, no time is lost in understanding the issues influencing cost schedule or scope issues internally with the Project Team and communicating them to the Client.

Project Development Strategies International Experience. We assist developers identify suitable partners that cause teaming contracts and the setting up of successful joint ventures. We prepared winning proposals developing economic cases called for by Financial Institutions that enabled our clients to acquire money for their projects in Australia and Overseas and helped with project structuring begining from early Desktop studies to PFS, FS assisting pick the ideal sort of contract (D&C, EPC, EPCM, Turnley, etc).

We then assist run the ECI phase (if needed), get planning and authority authorizations and prepare the required Teaming Contracts, NDAs, EOIs, RFTs and drafting of contracts, consisting of head contracts, subcontracts, getting in touch with contracts and supplier agreements. We also help with contract evaluations, including preparing tender credentials, negotiating last contracts and drafting any kind of called for amendments. Insurance claims, Fast-track projects leave a path of issues, some deep underground where they are impossible to rectify. We provide technical and legal advise on the therapy of rectifiable and un-rectifiable issues, insurance, owner or service provider self-insurance, and even decennial insurance. We acted upon major insurance claims, advised self-insured clients, federal government bodies and statutory authorities. Our team developed the diverse abilities called for to cover all facets of insurance guidance and insurance claims management.

Our proficiency consists of policy interpretation and drafting, advising on policy, indemnity and subrogation issues, conducting recovery activity and standing for clients in front of insurers.

Our Services Include, Schedule analysis, prepare variations/claims for Cost & EoTs. Provision of specialist procurement and contract administration resources to professionals during the delivery phase. Contracts and Ts and Cs for purchase of long-lead things, fabrication and modularization, transport and installation.
Identify counterclaims and use liquidated problems. Insurance claims for layout liability, performance listed below specification, insufficient jobs and re-work. Draft payment claims or payment schedules and follow up in the adjudication procedure.