Our team regularly provides advice in the following areas:

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• Residential and commercial building contracts.

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• Issues arising under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act including minimum financial requirements and licensing issues.

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• Claims by subcontractors.

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• Making and responding to claims under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act including adjudications.

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• Noise, disturbance, or structural complaints by neighbours in respect of building projects.

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• Building disputes and complaints to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission.

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• The reviews of decisions made by the Queensland Building and Construction Commission.

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• Encroachment issues.

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• Mediation or the alternative resolution of building disputes.

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• Building covenants on small or large scale developments.

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• Debt recovery for principals, builders, engineers, architects, and subcontractors.

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• Defective building claims against builders, subcontractors, architects, or engineers.

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Shand Taylor Lawyers is a member of the Housing Industry Association, Property Council of Australia, Urban Development Institute of Australia (Qld Division), and Strata Community Australia. We are happy to provide assistance to members of those organisations and we have access to a wide range of resources to assist those in the building industry.

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We also have considerable experience in the issues that may arise when a building contractor or subcontractor becomes insolvent. We regularly assist liquidators, receivers and managers, company administrators, and bankruptcy trustees with the competing claims that can arise when a building contractor or subcontractor experiences financial difficulties.

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