Gauci Legal drafts, reviews and negotiates contracts for building, engineering and infrastructure projects and advises employers, contractors and specialist participants while projects are being administered and when disputes arise.
The allocation of design, programme, payment and performance risk should be clear before work begins. The firm reviews bespoke and standard-form contracts, subcontracts, consultancy appointments, guarantees and related project documents, and assists during negotiation.
Live projects require decisions to be taken against the contract and the project record. Advice covers notices, payment applications, certification, variations, delay, extensions of time, access, testing, defects, performance security and termination.
The purpose is to identify the contractual position early enough for the client to preserve its rights and make a practical decision about the work or claim.
Construction disputes often turn on programmes, valuations, drawings, correspondence and expert evidence. The firm works with the relevant technical advisers and represents clients in negotiation, litigation and arbitration.
Common questions
Ideally before the contract is signed or as soon as a material payment, delay, design or performance issue emerges. Early advice is generally more useful than reconstructing the record after positions have hardened.
Yes. Where a matter requires technical evidence, the legal and technical issues are considered together so that the contractual case is supported by the project record.
Yes. Many instructions concern contract administration, negotiation and the assessment of options before litigation or arbitration is considered.
Contact
Send a short outline of the issue, the parties involved and any deadline that may apply. The firm will first confirm whether it is able to act.
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