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Ben Cotter

Ben is an experienced construction lawyer with more than ten years’ experience acting for clients in both transactions and disputes in both the public and private sectors. He acts for asset owners, developers, contractors, consultants and financiers in respect of construction, engineering and infrastructure projects. With a grounding in property law and planning law, Ben is proactive in identifying and addressing potential issues before they become problematic. He is pragmatic, clear, and concise, and always looks to achieve commercially sound outcomes for his clients. His experience includes drafting and negotiating a range of agreements including construction contracts, consultancy agreements, project development agreements and supply contracts (with and without installation). Ben also regularly assists clients in administering their contracts and advises clients in relation to claims and disputes arising from their projects (including security of payment claims). · Hall & Wilcox

AustraliaConstruction, Infrastructure

About

Ben Cotter is an experienced construction lawyer at Hall & Wilcox in Australia with more than ten years' experience advising public- and private-sector clients on construction, engineering and infrastructure projects, covering both transactions and disputes. He has a grounding in property and planning law, and routinely drafts and negotiates construction and supply agreements, assists with contract administration and advises on claims and disputes (including security of payment claims).

Practice areas

ConstructionInfrastructureReal EstatePlanning & EnvironmentDispute ResolutionCommercial Contracts

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Expertise

Asset ownersDevelopersContractorsConsultantsFinanciersConstruction, engineering and infrastructure projectsConstruction contracts and contract administrationSecurity of payment claimsProperty and planning law