Areas of Service | Projects & Infrastructure
Projects & Infrastructure
Projects and infrastructure work requires a ‘big picture’ view of law and business – and of the way the two intersect. This is an area in which long-term, high-risk entrepreneurialism must be mitigated by putting in place the detailed elements one by one. Such an approach underlies Middletons’ careful legal risk management in this sector.
Our lawyers have acted for various project consortia, sponsors, lenders, participants and government bodies on a range of infrastructure projects including hospitals, schools, aged care facilities, low-cost housing, roads, rail heads and ports.
One common feature of much project work is that it involves construction commitments from an entity whose core business is often not in building and engineering – a sports stadium operator, for example, whose chief concern is staging spectacles, not erecting grandstands; a power supplier whose main expertise is maximising revenue from electricity generation, not building power plants. Such clients can turn to Middletons for clear guidance through the legal complexities of the project because they know we have the experience they need.
Through our constant immersion in construction issues we have developed a deep knowledge of the sector – for our clients that brings the benefit of a rare clarity in our advice about legal risk.
