Construction Lawyers Darwin are the Darwin branch of Baker Merz Construction Lawyers, a specialist Legal, Engineering, Project Management and Construction Claims firm that provides commercial management assistance to clients participated in projects throughout the Infrastructure, Building, Rail and Bus transportation, Telecommunications, Renewable Energy, Mining and Oil and Gas industries. We use dual-qualified engineers-lawyers with first-hand project experience that have likely handled an issue on their projects in comparable scenarios to what brought you to this website. Our offering consists of Contract testimonial and development services, strategy and administration, Planning, Scheduling, EoT, Prolongation, Disruption and Acceleration Claims, Payment Claims and Schedules - Adjudication Applications & Responses, Dispute management: Expert determination, arbitration and litigation Why involve Law office that needs to be assisted by a "team of experts" when you have accessibility to our Construction Experts that developed 100s of projects before coming into the law. We can assist you with, Contract Reviews and Contract Analysis. Our engineering proficiency and on-site construction experience enables us to interpret, analyse and provide contract suggestions across various areas such as rights, liabilities, duties, and scope under Australian Standard Contracts (AS4000 and AS2124 Series), Australian Building Industry Contracts (ABIC), Master Builders Association (MBA), NT Security of Payments Act conformity in addition to FIDIC, JCT & NEC4 standard contracts. We provide pre-contract audits to identify standard conditions and recommend modifications that transfer or re-assign high or unneeded risks. A well-written contract minimises risks. Prior to you authorize any type of arrangement, we will certainly make sure that it is in your benefits which you understand your direct exposure. BIFA, QBCC Adjudication Dispute Management, NT Adjudication and Dispute Management, We conduct a complete contract analysis identifying the vital terms in the contract. We review the drawings, technical specifications and site records to figure out the cause, effect and merit of any type of claim. Our created claims contain plain English narratives, relevant cost and CPM delay analyses and referenced evidence files. Before we refer the issue to adjudication, we will also establish the requirement for affidavits and expert reports to guarantee that claims are able to withstand any type of scrutiny. We are skilled substituting our clients in formal and informal dispute procedures, and regularly quick counsels and barristers. We will direct you through the legal process, and work towards a resolution of your dispute in the shortest possible time. Delay, Disruption, Acceleration Critical Path Delay Analysis, We offer internal planning and scheduling services. When delays do take place, we analyse the baseline schedule and progression updates to develop prospective and retrospective windows and time-impact analysis. We figure out delays, concurrent delays, apportionment, and liability. We calculate labor and performance rates utilizing earned values or measured mile approaches to determine the exact quantum of disruption claims. Our claim documents existing delay and disruption data in particularised and auditable layout.