Commercial Building Law

Commercial Building Lawyer | Office, Retail & Mixed-Use Construction Law

Commercial building is one of Australia's most legally and technically demanding construction sectors. Office towers, retail centres, hotels and mixed-use developments involve layered contracting structures, multiple stakeholders and stringent compliance under the National Construction Code, and disputes frequently turn on detailed technical questions as much as contractual ones.

Types of Commercial Building Projects

Office towers and commercial precincts, shopping centres and retail developments, hotels and serviced apartments, mixed-use residential and commercial towers, commercial fit-outs and refurbishments, and base building upgrades.

Commercial Building Disputes We Handle

Design and construct and lump sum contract claims, landlord and tenant fit-out disputes, defects in commercial towers including cladding, waterproofing and facades, delay and extension of time claims, variation and latent condition claims, make-good and lease reinstatement disputes, and practical completion fights, including claims under the security of payment legislation in each state and territory.

Our Commercial Building Dispute Experience

We have advised developers, head contractors and subcontractors on disputes across commercial projects ranging from single-level retail refurbishments to high-rise towers exceeding $100M in contract value. Our work includes multi-million dollar defective facade and waterproofing claims in CBD office towers, delay and disruption claims on staged retail centre redevelopments, and make-good disputes arising from the expiry of major commercial leases.

Commercial Building Technical Expertise

Our dual-qualified engineer-lawyers understand commercial construction from the inside: structural frames and post-tensioned slabs, curtain wall and facade systems, fire engineering and NCC compliance, cladding and combustible panel issues, waterproofing and roofing, building services including HVAC, electrical and hydraulics, and construction programming and delay analysis.

Contact a Commercial Building Lawyer

Call 1300 710 864. We advise developers, builders, subcontractors, landlords, tenants and consultants on all forms of commercial building construction disputes across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Darwin.