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Building and Construction

TNS Lawyers can help you keep your building and construction projects on track.

Building and construction projects are always complex. More specifically, they usually involve a large number of contracts with multiple parties, which also contain endless terms and conditions.

If you want to keep your project on track, it is vital that these agreements are sound.

At TNS Lawyers, we have team members who have previously worked in the industry. Hence, we understand the importance of keeping a contract as clear and simple as possible to make sure that all parties involved know not only exactly what they need to do but also when it should be done.

TNS Lawyers’ team of building and construction lawyers work hard to mitigate, if not completely eliminate, risks associated with a particular project.

Our clients include builders and developers involved in all types of projects ranging from small-scale residential developments to major commercial developments. We also act for property owners (including homeowners), engineers, architects, surveyors, and subcontractors.

We can assist in the following areas:

Providing pre-contract advice
Assessing and minimising risks
Negotiating contracts
Drafting standard building contracts
Drafting terms of engagement
Reviewing contracts (including sub-contracts, design and construction contracts)
Advising on construction law issues, including the Building Code of Australia
Payment claims
Debt recovery

TNS Lawyers also helps settle building and construction disputes as quickly as possible, no matter where you are in Melbourne.

Dealing with building disputes and disputes-turned-litigation doesn’t have to be time-consuming and expensive for any individual or business. We can help resolve your building and construction issues as quickly as possible, whether your matter is a commercial or domestic one. We can assist with:

We regularly help clients with:

Commercial construction disputes
Defective building work claims
Multi-unit development construction claims
Domestic building disputes, including resolution of disputes through the Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV)
Security for payment claims
Personal Property Security Register (PPSR) claims
Owners corporation issues