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Construction & Commercial Law NSW Division

SSMITH & ASSOCIATES are construction and commercial law experts in advocacy. Be it resolution of disputes with state significance (we have had carriage of resolving claims on the Commonwealth Games Village), civil or residential dispute resolution; our building law expert Mr  Stephen Smith Chartered Building Professional AIB is a leader in his field.

Did you know that one of our principals was the key legal adviser on the development of Part 4 Reforms of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act? We have also been engaged by state governments and federal bodies to advise on the establishment of building regulation.

The fact that governments have engaged our people to shape and fashion building law, bears testimony to our legal prowess in not only NSW but more broadly the Antipodes.

SSMITH & ASSOCIATES LAWYERS AUSTRALIA EXPERTISE SERVICES

Construction and Commercial Dispute Resolution & Negotiation

  • Defective building work claims
  • Home Building Act disputes
  • EPAA disputes
  • CTTT disputes
  • CTTT claims
  • Construction law advice and dispute resolution in prolongation, disruption, delay and liquidated damages claims
  • Advice and dispute resolution in construction variation claims
  • Building practitioner professional liability claims
  • Multi unit development construction claims
  • High end civil and commercial dispute resolution
  • Security for payment claims
  • Expert determination
  • Water leaking claims
  • Water damage claims
  • Residential disputes
  • Housing and home owner disputes & warranty claims
  • Apartment disputes

Construction & Practitioner Advocacy

  • ADT appearances
  • Building Professionals Board advocacy
  • Building practitioner defence representation
  • Building practitioner advocacy in professional conduct inquiries and court proceedings
  • Building surveyor decisions

Domestic/ Building Defects and ADT Disputes

  • Resolution of domestic building disputes
  • Body corporate and residents associations advice and dispute resolution

Insurance Claims

  • Insurance claims advice and dispute resolution

Building Work Place Accidents, Work Cover & OH&S

  • Advice on occupation health & safety regulations
  • OH&S defence representation

Contact: Mr Stephen Smith

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