Experienced Construction Dispute Lawyers in Wynnum Manly

Additionally, building and construction contracts often identify a process for resolving disputes. This must be followed before any party to the contract can commence legal action.

Some building contracts may also prescribe procedures to handle different aspects of a dispute such as serving the other party with a “Show Cause Notice”.

That doesn’t mean the parties are prevented from getting legal advice or being represented by a lawyers.

Instead, it means that there are certain steps that need to be taken before a person can commence litigation (submit an Application in Court).

Effective dispute resolution often achieves more commercially useful results, preserves business relationships, and maintains confidentiality while delivering prompt relief and outcomes in contrast to resolving disputes by litigating.

Often, multiple parties are involved in the dispute given the range of trades and professional services required in construction.

Dunn Right Legal acts for all parties involved, including:
● Owners
● Contractors
● Professionals
● Suppliers
● Manufacturers
● Engineers
● Surveyors

Additionally, the multiple contracts involved in any single project create the potential for problems to have a domino effect and impact another contract.

When one contractor experiences a problem, it can quickly cause delays for other contractors down the line. As construction projects are typically completed in a linear fashion, with each stage depending on the completion of the previous one.

A simple example of this is where the head contractor fails to obtain a permit necessary to start the project, which then causes a delay in work on the project commencing.

This flow-on effect can also lead to increased costs as contractors are forced to work overtime to catch up.