Building and Construction Law

 

Civil Courts/ Litigation

• Are you a subcontractor who has performed your subcontract but has not been paid by your upline or main contractor?
• Or perhaps you are a main contractor and your subcontractor has suddenly stopped work leaving defects/defective work or incomplete work for which you need to engage a 3^rd party to rectify?
• Do you need to backcharge your subcontractor?
• Or perhaps you were back-charged or had a penalty/penalties or liquidated damages (LD) imposed on you but you dispute them?
• Is there a dispute over your performance bond?

Whether you intend to sue or have been sued in the Court of Law for any of the above commonly faced issues in building and construction matters, at Netto & Magin LLC we are well-versed to handle many such cases and would be able to advise and assist you in dealing with them. We represent construction companies of all sizes, from small sub-contractors to much larger contractors and are confident you will be able to find the ideal solution for you, with us.

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (SOP Act)

Keywords: SOP, subcontractor, payment claim, progress claim, main contractor, certify, payment certificate, payment response, deduction, backcharges, adjudcation application, adjudicator, cashflow

Are you a subcontractor who:

• submitted your payment claim or progress claim on time, but your upline or main contractor refused to certify or issue you a payment certificate/ payment response?
• Or maybe in your payment certificate/ payment response you find large deductions or backcharges which reduce your entitlement to zero?

Or are you a contractor whose subcontractor:

• Submitted a payment claim for unsatisfactory work?
• Started an adjudication application against you?

Our lawyers have had numerous experiences representing construction companies in proceedings under the SOP Act and in appearing before adjudicators. Adjudication is a speedy and effective solution for subcontractors looking to ease their cashflow problems caused by non-payment or late payments by their upline contractors. Whether you are applying for, or responding to an adjudication application, we will be able to assist you comprehensively.