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我們律師事務所提供建築工程方面的法律咨詢和服務。多年來， 我們專門從事建築和工程法的工作，懂得建築業的術語和慣例，並且積累了豐富的經驗。
新南威爾士州的建築業是由很多的法律條文管理和控制的。如果沒有按照有關的法律或規則去做，就有可能被罰款，或付出賠償金，甚至有可能會被吊銷牌照。如果你被判定違反了家居建設業的法律 （Home Building Act）, 公平貿易辦事處 （Office of Fair Trading） 的網址上將會永遠刊登你的違法紀錄，任何人都能看得到。
在建築業，按照合同收取報酬並不是一件容易的事。有些顧客會在住房新建或舊房改建即將完工，可以入住的時候拒付欠款；他們尤其會拒付後期更變的款項，或由他們引起的拖延工期的費用。
商業用房
我們有多種方法協助你收取這些欠款。要找到對你最適合的摧款方式，首先要知道你建的或翻修的是商業建築還是私人住宅。如果房子不是爲了用作私人住宅，你可以用近期才開始執行的 Security of Payment Act 來取回欠款。一般來說，Security of Payment Act 是最快的催收欠款的方法，大約35-36 天之内取回欠款 （假設對方循法辦事）.
居民住宅
如果你是新建或翻修改建私人住宅，Security of Payment Act 則並不一定對你適用，你應該咨詢你的律師，決定Security of Payment Act 是否適用。如果不適用，你可以通過公平貿易辦事處 （Office of Fair Trading）來解決欠款問題。如果你的顧客抱怨工程缺陷或未完工，你可以要求公平貿易辦事處 （Office of Fair Trading）派遣建築督察員（Building Inspector）到建築地盤查探。建築督察員（Building Inspector）會安排同你和你的顧客在地盤會面，檢查有爭議的項目並協助雙方達成適當的解決方法。注意，如果你不能同客戶達成協議的話，建築督察員（Building Inspector）有權力簽發更正指令要求你做一定的維修工作
我們有數名講粵語和國語的員工，並且有很多協助華人建築業者的經驗，不論是在澳大利亞還是在海外，也不論是商業建築還是民用住宅
如有查詢，請電 02 9212 1552 或參觀我們的網站：www.thebuilderslawyer.com
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4. Introducing your problem to us
5. Fixed fee work: SoP / contract review
6. Funding litigation
1. Fees
'Fees' is a four letter word and certainly the first issue on the mind of the person seeking a construction lawyer.
Naturally astute enquirers realize that a straight comparison between what firms charge per hour $350. $450, $550, $650 or $750 will not necessarily tell you much.
Anyone with much experience of legal shopping will know that if the advice is always at the end of the fee scale it will usually come from the junior lawyer and be worth what is paid for. It can be critical to know how much the partner or principal intends to work on the file and how long it will take to receive a telephone call of advice from the principal on exactly your matter? You should take note of the answer and factor it into the rate you feel inclined to pay.
Under $200,000 in claim or defence value, in construction cases the costs for each party to end of hearing will rarely be less than dollar for dollar. Construction cases should never be brought or resisted unless your lawyer assures you your case has a better than 70% chance of success.
Construction litigation is very expensive we know: not just lawyers’ fees but a number of expert witness fees will be incurred. Paperwork in relation to on-going relations during construction has to be pored through in the light of, and in the analysis of your contractual rights.
Specialist forums have been employed by the State for many years to ensure the mainstream courts do not get bogged down with the interminable detail of construction disputes. So your construction lawyer has to be familiar with arbitration, expert determination and adjudication all of which take place outside the court system. In addition your construction lawyer will need to know the tariff generally being applied in relation to disputes and penalties under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, the Home Building Act, the Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act and the Commercial Arbitration Act. Not every lawyer has even heard of these legislative schemes and lawyers familiar with them will customarily charge more than those who argue about business contracts or debt collections in the Local Court.
Have you considered whether you need a specialist construction lawyer? Before you ring us to enquire about our services, think whether your suburban solicitor on main street could do the job as well.
Of course, he may just tie a pink ribbon around your instructions and send it off to a barrister in the city. perhaps that is all your dispute requires. But all of these matters are important when determining what fees are appropriate. The firm which deals with building and construction cases only now and then will be less able to choose the best barristers for the particular case, or those with the more reasonable fee level for the amount involved.
Some firms insist that clients put money into their trust accounts immediately. Other firms will not take private individuals (just companies) as clients.