Engineer

Overview

Consulting engineers are often faced with complex contractual issues that require practical solutions based on specialised legal knowledge and advice.

ITC lawyers combine practical field experience with up to the minute knowledge of construction law to assist consulting engineers identify and negotiate reasonably balanced contractual risk allocations and resolve issues and disputes across projects of all types and scales.
In addition to the specialised construction law services, ITC provides a full range of cost effective legal assistance from conveyancing transactions to complex litigation.

ITC offers services in the following:

Key Areas of Assistance

ITC can assist consulting engineers by:

  • drafting and negotiating all types of construction contracts and subcontracts
  • reviewing contracts and agreements and providing a ‘plain english’ interpretation of their meaning and potential impact on your operations
  • creating project specific procedures and training to improve contract administration, minimise disputes and maximise entitlements
  • developing strategies to resolve disputes without commencing legal proceedings wherever possible
  • recovering unpaid monies, including through Security of Payment where appropriate
  • commencing legal proceedings and managing the process in a timely and cost-effective manner