We advise clients on the legislative requirements that apply to the building process under the Home Building Act 1989 NSW. We are able to provide advice in relation to:

• preparing for building or renovating,
• becoming an owner-builder,
• selecting a licensed tradesperson or builder,
• your professional liability,
• structuring advice,
• preparing building and/or construction contracts and
• related documents, Home Warranty Insurance and resolving building disputes.

We also assist our valued clients in contract drafting, management and advice. Our team is experienced in advising on the reasonability of your building contract whether you are an owner who is considering signing a building contract, a builder or a subcontractor.

Our team also reviews building contracts to ensure that they have been drafted and collated in a way that is fair and reasonable, have your rights protected, and contain lawful and adequate provisions to safeguard your rights.

We understand that it can be confusing trying to working out the most appropriate way to go about recovering your debts. Our team assists parties in recovering progress payments via the process under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 NSW (Security of Payment Act).

The Security of Payment Act enables a subcontractor to recover progress payments through a cost effective and efficient procedure in order to reduce the effects of non-payment on your business. The same Act can be used in situations of subcontractors against principals/developers, sub contractors against other contractors, and suppliers against customers.

Delays, variations and defect claims are the most common circumstances that give rise to disputes between owners and builders, and subcontractors. We assist client by guiding them through the process and helping them to resolve the disputes in accordance with their building and construction contract.

Second relationships, de-facto relationships, entering a relationship later in life. More people are entering relationships with significant assets in their own right, a key concern for clients is the protection of their assets when entering into a new relationship. We regularly advise clients on the benefits of Binding Financial

We understand that the building and renovation process is already a stressful time that can be made harder by the existence of an ongoing dispute.

Our specialist team assists client’s with breach of contract disputes, termination, and defect claims, as well as debt recovery claims in the New South Wales Civil and Administration Tribunal (NCAT) or in Court.

Our team also provides legal representation in all forms of court litigation and tribunal hearings.

We advise builders and subcontractors in relation to how to best manage their business, whether that be in relation to

• managing their employees and contractors,
• advice on business structures,
• advice on insolvency and bankruptcy, or
• joint venture agreements.