We read the drawings
Technical specifications, engineering drawings and delivery schedules, reviewed by people who have produced them.
Construction law, from the project up
Engineers who areconstruction lawyers.
So the people arguing your case understand how the project was actually built.
- 40 years
- first-hand on major projects
- 7 offices
- across Australia and abroad
- Multi-billion
- in dollar claims defended
Accredited and regulated by
Award-winning construction law firm
Why clients choose us.
What a firm of engineers does that a firm of pure lawyers can’t.
Delay analysis that holds up
Prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis, built to survive cross-examination.
Your team, claim-ready
We set up claim-management systems and run claims-education sessions, so your site team captures entitlement as the job runs.
Witnesses who hold the room
Independent assessments, third-party reports and expert evidence that stands up under questioning.
Adjudicators and arbitrators
Registered adjudicators and arbitrators, not advisers on the sidelines.
Regulated as surveyors
One of the few Australian law firms regulated by the RICS.
Who you’re hiring
Engineers first. Lawyers because the projects needed it.
We were engineers, quantity surveyors and project managers before we were construction lawyers. For decades we designed, costed and ran major projects, then studied law to argue them properly.
Because we have stood where our clients stand, we read the programme, the variations and the delay claim the way the people who built the job do. We structure the contract to keep you out of a fight, push for early commercial settlement where it serves you, and litigate hard when it does not.
Principal & CEO
Albert Merolla
Engineer · Quantity Surveyor · Project Manager · Queensland Solicitor
Over 30 years across mining, oil and gas, rail, communications and renewables, including 20 years with Leighton Contractors, before being admitted as a Queensland solicitor in 2016 and spending three years in Riyadh on international rail and metro arbitration.
- Juris Doctor
- MSc Quantity Surveying
- MRICS
- MCIArb
- QBCC Adjudicator
What we do, end to end.
Eighteen services, from contract review and claims through to arbitration and expert evidence.
01
Disputes & resolution
- Construction arbitration
- Mediation
- Construction litigation
- Adjudication services
- Expert determination
02
Claims & analysis
- Claim preparation and evaluation
- CPM delay analysis
- Independent assessments
- Insurance and bond claims
03
Security of Payments
- Adjudication under the Act
- Payment disputes
- Construction legislation advice
04
Contracts & risk
- Contract reviews
- Contract drafting
- Risk management and compliance
- Regulatory compliance
05
Evidence & advisory
- Expert witness services
- Project documentation and records
- Bid protests and procurement
Proven across every sector.
Infrastructure & rail
- Defence of multi-billion-dollar claims from an international rail consortium.
- Delay and disruption analysis under a PPP framework agreement.
- A professional-indemnity claim on a design-standard failure.
Value focused. Results driven.
Most disputes are won or lost long before anyone reaches a courtroom.
The earlier we see the contract, the programme or the claim, the more leverage you keep. Start with a conversation, obligation-free.
Book a consultationSpeak to a senior practitioner.
Tell us about the project, contract or dispute. The principal reviews every enquiry.
Call
1300 710 864Head office
Suite 140, 167 Eagle Street
Brisbane QLD 4000