Construction and real property litigation and arbitration

SHK Law Attorneys has unmatched experience in high-value, technically-complex construction disputes. Our specialist construction disputes lawyers have been involved in numerous eight and 10-figure cases for claimants and defendants around the region.

Every construction project is different, as is every construction dispute. Our construction disputes lawyers are not just litigators or arbitrators – they are construction specialists and have detailed knowledge of the construction industry and how construction projects work, and are adept at getting to grips with the technical details of every case we try. They are also ready to be deployed to client or site offices of clients to rapidly gain an in-depth understanding of a project and our client’s commercial objectives, and to bring this to bear in the disputes process from day one. None of our competitors can match this capability, mobility, expertise and experience.

Construction disputes are also amongst the most fact and evidence heavy, technically complex and document intensive disputes in the legal world. Our construction disputes lawyers are experienced at proactively managing and controlling every aspect of the disputes process, from claims preparation, through document retrieval and discovery/disclosure to managing experts and conducting trials, thereby ensuring that our clients always maintain the strategic advantage in any dispute.

We act for the full range of participants in the construction industry: owners/employers, contractors and subcontractors, developers, designers, engineers and other professionals, lenders, investors and insurers. We also have detailed knowledge of all of the major forms of construction contract and have conducted arbitrations under all of the key international arbitration rules. Our team has also acted in a number of construction defect class actions.

Our firm is known for our trial prowess. The same is true in construction cases. This not only provides our clients an advantage if a case is tried, but it also provides leverage in achieving optimal settlements.