Practice Area

Construction & Infrastructure Law

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Overview

Construction and infrastructure projects generate a distinctive category of legal disputes — claims for delay, cost overruns, variations, and defects that are technically complex, contractually specific, and often involve multiple parties simultaneously. The legal framework governing these disputes is shaped by the contract itself: the conditions of contract, the dispute resolution clause, and the notice provisions that determine whether a claim can be pursued at all. Corpus Lawyers advises owners, contractors, sub-contractors, and lenders on construction contracts, project disputes, and infrastructure regulatory matters.

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EPC and Construction Contract Drafting

Drafting and negotiation of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts (EPC), build-operate-transfer agreements, construction management contracts, and sub-contracts — covering delay and disruption provisions, variation mechanisms, performance security, and dispute resolution clauses.

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Construction Dispute Claims

Preparation and prosecution of delay claims, extension of time claims, loss and expense claims, and variation claims in construction disputes — including analysis of critical path methodology, programme analysis, and quantum of disruption damages.

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Contractor and Sub-Contractor Disputes

Representation of contractors and sub-contractors in disputes with employers, including enforcement of payment claims, defence of performance bond encashments, and recovery of retention money withheld beyond contractual entitlement.

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Infrastructure Project Advisory

Advisory on regulatory approvals, land acquisition compliance, environmental clearances, and sectoral regulatory requirements for infrastructure projects in roads, power, ports, and urban development.

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Arbitration of Construction Disputes

Representation in arbitration of construction and infrastructure disputes — including claims under standard form contracts (FIDIC, NEC, GCC), management of expert evidence, and strategy for complex multi-party arbitrations.