Contracts Specialist

Contracts Specialist helps homeowners, builders, contractors and subcontractors with building and construction law. It handles construction contracts, building disputes and litigation, and security of payment claims.

The firm was founded in 2011 and works only in construction law. Principal solicitor John Dela Cruz manages each matter personally. He is a former Divisional President of the Master Builders Association NSW and appears regularly in NCAT, VCAT, QCAT and TASCAT.

Clients get a free first consultation. The firm discloses fixed fees before it starts work.

Contracts Specialist is headquartered at 100 Harris St, Pyrmont, Sydney. It also has offices in Melbourne and Brisbane and operations in Hobart. The firm acts for clients in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.

The firm works only in construction law. Its three services are construction contracts, building disputes and litigation, and security of payment. It reviews and drafts building contracts, acts in defect and payment disputes, and prepares payment claims and adjudication applications. It also recovers debts and appears in NCAT, VCAT, QCAT and the courts. Fixed fees are disclosed before work starts.