Construction and property law has always been one of our firm’s greatest strengths. Our lawyers, who specialise in this field, have the confidence of many renowned companies from the industry. Our clients include the public sector as well as large, medium and small-sized companies from the construction industry, the property companies of major banks and insurance companies, property owners, property funds, investors, facilities constructors, project developers, project managers, architects, engineers, agents and brokers, property developers and construction management companies.
The focus of our advice encompasses:
- Property Transactions: Due diligence, drafting and negotiating contracts
- Private Construction Law: Drafting construction and property development contracts, conducting negotiations, legal advice during construction, litigation, contract and claim management
- Public Construction Law: Building permit and local development planning procedures as well as building regulation procedures, working together with the Public and Environmental Law Practice Group
- Property Law: Reviewing and developing concepts for property purchase agreements
- The Law governing Architects and Engineers: Drafting contracts, conducting court cases (especially fees and liability litigation)
- Landlord and Tenant Law: Drafting lease agreements for residential property as well as for commercial premises, advising on contract negotiations, undertaking rental increases, terminating rentalagreements, including litigating disputes between landlords and tenants
- The Law governing Agents and Brokers: Drafting contracts, conducting court cases
- Procurement Law: Advising bidders as well as those obliged to put contracts out to tender on contract-awarding processes
- Property Funds: Advice on the development of concepts for property funds, drafting the contracts with all those involved, checking prospectuses, preparing prospectuses, representing clients in disputes with investors and other parties involved, attendant advice
- Public Private Partnerships: Advising commercial enterprises as well as the public sector
