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Construction - Australia

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What the Team is Known For

MinterEllison has a top-tier construction team that regularly assists government bodies and developers with high-profile front-end and back-end mandates. The team advises on social housing programmes, major infrastructure redevelopments and PPP projects. It also handles disputes relating to various aspects of infrastructure project execution. The firm fields the resources to support infrastructure projects in the rail, aviation, energy, healthcare and education areas. MinterEllison is rated as one of Australia's leading advisers to public sector entities.

Work Highlights

  • MinterEllison acted for Hydro Tasmania on the development and delivery of the Tarraleah Redevelopment Project.

  • MinterEllison acted for Dexus on the development in Brisbane central business district to repurpose a B Grade office building into a purpose-built student accommodation facility.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Peter Pether
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Peter Pether
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Band 1

Peter Pether maintains a renowned disputes practice from the firm's Sydney office, handling major construction cases before the Supreme Courts of various states, as well as international arbitration proceedings.

Peter Pether demonstrated excellent commercial awareness.

Peter is a well-known strong performer.

Stewart Nankervis
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Stewart Nankervis
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Band 1

Stewart Nankervis enjoys a stellar reputation for his work on behalf of both major developers and public authorities on strategic infrastructure PPPs in sectors such as transport and education. He is based in Melbourne.

Stewart Nankervis is absolutely superb. He's very down to earth, very tactful and has very strong collaborative skills. He is deeply experienced - someone you go to when you're doing something hard.

Stewart Nankervis is excellent. He’s highly regarded, and a problem solver.

Peter Block
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Peter Block
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Peter Block maintains a diverse infrastructure practice and offers particularly extensive experience in the stewardship of large public transport, hospital and prison projects as well as renewable energy projects.

Peter Block is excellent.

Andrew Orford
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Andrew Orford
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Andrew Orford is a construction disputes specialist. Acting from MinterEllison's Brisbane office, he has a strong focus on transport infrastructure and energy projects.

Andrew Orford demonstrated excellent legal knowledge and provided excellent service.

Andrew Orford is easily my pick for Queensland-based disputes. He has a sensible commercial and legal approach, and is easy to deal with. Andrew has it all.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Peter Pether
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Peter Pether
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Band 1
Stewart Nankervis
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Stewart Nankervis
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Band 1
Andrew Orford
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Andrew Orford
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Band 4
Infrastructure

Stewart Nankervis
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Stewart Nankervis
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Band 1
Peter Block
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Peter Block
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Band 3