Lovegrove and Cotton has been representing building practitioners for close to three decades, having evolved into a practice which provides expertise in all aspects of construction law. Kim Lovegrove was the principal legal adviser on the development of the Building Act in Victoria. In the early nineties he headed up the team that developed the National Model Building Act. The NMBA formed the legi
slative blue print for modern building regulation in seven of the eight Australian jurisdictions. Kim represented the Federal Government as the Deputy Executive Director of the ABCB, as a guest of the Japanese government addressing a Ministerial Forum charged with the overhauling of Japanese building regulations. He also addressed the English Forum for Construction Law Reform at a venue in the House of Commons in the late nineties. His expertise has been recognised at local, National and International level, which is born out by the fact that he is also a consultant with the World Bank in the building law reform space. This firm possesses a level of expertise that has contributed to the legal fabric of the construction industry and modern day building regulation. This is a key indicator of the standard of excellence at Lovegrove & Cotton. We have evolved into a practice that provides expertise in all facets of construction law, including but not limited to:
-Regulatory law reform
-Mergers and acquisitions
-Dispute resolution for large to medium cases
We traverse multimillion dollar matters, but by the same token, our residential disputation practice canvasses acting for small to medium enterprises(SMEs). We are involved in contract formulation, dispute avoidance and resolution strategies. We protect and enforce the rights and interests of building contractors, engineers and building practitioners with regard to a wide range of issues including OH&S matters and practitioner conduct. We represent practitioners before Building Practitioner Disciplinary Tribunals and Boards. We also represent councils and local government in the area of compliance. In addition, we have expertise in:
-the resolution of body corporate disputes
-asset protection and risk minimisation strategies
-planning law
-commercial law
-property law
-public listings
Even though we act for some institutional clients we make a point of – and value – our work for SMEs. The common thread that defines what we do and who we act for is this: people and organisations that need top quality, construction related legal expertise. Our Senior Lawyers:
Justin Cotton – Director
Emily Martins – Senior Associate
James O’Donnell – Associate
Kim Lovegrove – Senior Lawyer
