Lucas Keogh

Partner | Sydney

+61 2 9334 8821 lkeogh@hwle.com.au

Lucas is a Partner in the national Construction and Infrastructure team based in HWL Ebsworth’s Sydney office, with over 20 years’ experience in advising clients on construction, procurement and engineering issues.

With qualifications in both engineering (mechanical) and law, Lucas specialises in advising clients on highly complex and technical disputes in all States and territories.

Lucas also advises clients on arrangements to procure, supply and install heavy machinery, and on maintenance and support arrangements for rail, mining and industrial applications.

Expertise

Experience

  • Tier 1 Contractor Advising on a range of claims totalling in excess of $250 million, including claims for delay and disruption caused by changes to foundation designs, with respect to the construction of the Pacific Highway upgrade from Woolgoolga to Ballina.
  • Tier 1 Contractor Advising on a wide range of claims claims made in Supreme Court proceedings against various government authorities in respect of the design and construction of the Perth Children’s Hospital.
  • Tier 1 Design Consultant Advising on the design of a 330 Kv, 700 km power transmission line from NSW to South Australia via Victoria and known as Project Energy Connect including in relation to very large substation works, tower designs and delays.
  • Joint Venture of Tier 1 Contractors Advising on a range of highly complex and technical engineering disputes regarding the construction of the Sydney Metro including the design of the power system, integration of a new software control system, platform design and construction, pantograph design and communication systems.
  • Tier 1 Contractor Advising on a large and complex toll road upgrade in South East Queensland, and through several expert determinations and an adjudications in excess of $140 million including claims for delays and disruption.
  • Tier 1 Contractor Advising on the construction of a major ring road in North East Queensland in respect of claims for latent conditions, delays to prefabricated girders, changes in laws and disruption from multiple design changes.
  • Tier 1 Contractor Defending claims by the main subcontractor in several rounds of adjudications regarding the design and construction of an Advanced Water Replenishment Plant facility in Perth, Western Australia.
  • Precision Group Advising on the acquisition of the Chatswood Transport Interchange retail complex and in formal Supreme Court proceedings against the Head Contractor and State Rail Authority in respect of design and construction of the shopping centre.
  • Various large and smaller, contractor and developer claimants and respondents Advising in over a hundred adjudication applications, responses and consequent court proceedings to enforce determinations or to have determinations set aside.
  • SGH (WesTrac, Boral and Coates) Previously General Counsel, Company Secretary and a Director of WesTrac, the market leading supplier of heavy machinery in NSW, ACT, WA, and continuing to act in various respects for the SGH group on disputes and contracting.