Queensland
Retaining Wall
Lawyers
I'm a builder looking to understand by obligations in a retaining wall matter or dispute.
We are a law firm dedicated to providing advice in relation to retaining walls in Queensland.
We accept retainers from agents, builders, homeowners and other law firms seeking advice on retaining wall issues.
Recent Cases
-advised a builder on the local planning regulations of the Brisbane City Council region
-advised a builder on the local planning regulations of the Fraser Coast Regional Council
-advised a builder on the local planning regulations of the Moreton Bay Regional Council
-advised a builder, who was concerned about trespass, regarding gaining access to a neighbour’s property to conduct building works
-advised a builder who was concerned about negligence in relation to a retaining wall they had built
-advised a builder, who was concerned about negligence, on whether failure to obtain structural engineering in relation to a large retaining wall
-advised a builder, who was concerned about negligence, on whether they had built a retaining wall on the boundary
-advised a builder, who was concerned about negligence, on whether building a retaining wall on the boundary was advisable
-advised a builder, who was concerned about negligence, on whether a survey plan should be obtained prior to starting works and who should pay for it
-advised a builder, who had been received a claim many years after building a retaining wall on a boundary (at the direction of one party but not both), as to whether they were negligent in so doing
-advised a builder, who had been accused of defective work in relation to a retaining wall, as to their rights in a QBCC process
-advised a building inspector, who was accused of negligence in the preparation of a building & pest inspection report, who did not adequately describe the state of repair of a retaining wall in their report
-advised a builder whose machines had caused damage to a person’s land on whether they were liable (and to what extent liability could be mitigated) for damages arising from the
-advised a contractor who, after completing works to a retaining wall, had received a claim that the builder was liable to replace turf damaged by the contractor’s machines and footfalls
-drafted special conditions for a builder to insert into their standard terms and conditions where the builder was concerned the client-landowner or the neighbour would bring a claim in relation to the builder’s works (or frustrate access to complete the works)
-advised a builder on the health and safety aspects
-guided a builder through a WorkCover case where one of the builder’s employed labourers had been injured while conducting works to a retaining wall
In order to provide you with the best service, we abide the following maxims:
We will listen carefully to understand what you want to achieve.
The advice we provide will be as short, simple and useable as it can safely be. We will communicate in plain English; we won’t speak to you in “Legalese”.
For advice and documents, we can almost always provide a fixed or capped cost so you don’t take price risk. We can do this because our long experience in this niche field enables us to accurately predict the time we’re likely to spend on those tasks.
We're not in this for our egos. We're in it for a front row seat to witness your success.
All of the options available to you in any given situation will be fully explained. You will always understand the full consequences of the decisions you are thinking of making.
Where the task you’re asking us to complete involves variables that impact the time we’re likely to spend working with you (such as court proceedings), we'll map out the process and give you a range of costs so you know what to expect and aren’t writing a blank cheque.
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We only do what we're good at. You can be confident that we know what we're doing. Unlike other firms, we won't pass on the cost of our learning via inflated ‘research’ charges.
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