Tara Nelson is a Special Counsel in our Construction & Infrastructure team. Tara advises government entities, contracts, principals, developers and subcontractors’ clients on project delivery, negotiations, project documentation, claims strategy and management, contract administration and dispute resolution processes.
Tara’s litigation and disputes experience covers arbitration, court proceedings, statutory adjudications and alternative dispute resolution processes in most Australian jurisdictions.
Expertise
Experience
- Australian Government Advising the Australian Government (including Defence and Finance) on claims and disputes arising out of a range of facilities and infrastructure projects.
- Contractors and principals Advising clients (including the Northern Territory Art Gallery Precinct and the Solomon Islands infrastructure program) on claims arising out of early contractor involvement delivery models.
- John Holland Acting in the Supreme Court litigation against the State arising out of the construction of the Perth Children’s Hospital.
- Pipeline contractor Advising on claims and disputes arising from a 195km water pipeline in North Queensland.
- Residential developer Acting in the Supreme Court of Victoria to recover its loss suffered because of a crane collapse during construction.
- Construction manager Acting in an arbitration to recover its costs for delay and variation claims arising out of a commercial fitout.
- Aged care developer Acting in the Supreme Court of Victoria in relation to structural defects.
- Principals, contractors and subcontractors Advising in relation to their rights under the applicable security of payment legislation (including payment claims, payment schedules, adjudication applications, adjudication responses, judgment debts and appeal rights).
