construction
HBGSchindlers’ construction law department encompasses experience in not only construction law, but also property law, administrative law, NHBRC and Heritage Authority disputes, insurance law and town planning (SPLUMA) and building regulation disputes. At HBGSchindlers, we are committed to navigating the complexities of construction law with integrity, expertise, and client-focused solutions, ensuring our clients receive the highest level of service and support.
Our services and support include specialised expertise in drafting, interpreting, and enforcing construction contracts to ensure clarity and compliance with legal and industry standards, skilled representation in arbitration proceedings to resolve disputes arising from construction and related contracts, comprehensive legal advice on national, regional, and municipal legislation relevant to property development, building, engineering, architecture, and the environment, assistance in bid documentation preparation and tender advice, including adherence to preferential procurement laws, knowledgeable handling of builder’s liens and payment guarantees enforcement to safeguard client interests throughout the construction process, expertise in assessing and formulating delay and disruption claims to mitigate risks and maximize recoveries, tailored advice on standard form contracts, representation in local and international infrastructure disputes, arbitrations, and mediations with a proven track record of successful resolutions.
Furthermore, we are proficient in industry-standard contracts, including Joint Building Contracts Committee’s Principal Building Agreement (JBCC PBA), General Conditions of Contract (GCC), FIDIC Red & Yellow Book Contracts and New Engineering Contract (NEC) and Engineering & Construction Contracts (ECC).
Our department offers a full-house service poised to walk property developers and other property professionals (such as architects, engineers, builders, subcontractors, quantity surveyors, surveyors and conveyancers) through all construction related processes, from the very beginning of the process (development design) through the negotiation, drafting and conclusion of all relevant contracts, the resolution of any disputes arising therefrom (be it through amicable negotiation, arbitration, referral to an expert, through court or any of the other ombud’s offices) right through to any legal issues that might arise after the construction is complete in subsequent transfers of the developed units to third party customers.
