Construction and Engineering Contracts

Due to the fact that construction projects are always complex, involving large sums of money and many participants, it is important to have properly legal structure from the project onset. We are very experienced in projects involving public private partnerships. Lawcastles provides legal services in non-contentious and contentious aspects. For non-contentious issues, we advise our clients on projects documentation. Our services include tailoring standard forms contracts to be in line with the requirements of a specific project; structuring design and build/turnkey, build, operate and transfer contracts; advising on bonds/warranties/guarantees, etc. We also assist our clients during bidding and negotiation process with a view to having concise, clear documents which clearly allocate risk, reduce the potential for disagreement and maximize cost control.
When disputes arise in a certain project, we assist our clients to take appropriate action with a view to achieving the most advantageous commercial result. The common areas in which we provide advisory services in contentious matters include contract interpretation, delay analysis, loss and expense, payment, design liability, defects, professional negligence and health and safety issues, litigation and arbitration.