32 · Litigation and arbitration · Baux · construction
Real estate litigation
What assistance changes in this practice, what it does not change, and the time reduction actually observed.
Where the gain is real
Mass lease review, reconstruction of the landlord and tenant account, review of construction records.
Where it is slight or nil
Site visits, court-appointed expert proceedings, negotiation with the tenant.
Observed time
−43% at constant case scope, on cases closed over the last three financial years. This measure says nothing about the quality of the outcome.
What the practice covers
- Review of the leases and amendments of an entire portfolio, clause by clause
- Reconstruction of the landlord and tenant account, including service charges and indexation
- Review of construction records: site reports, reservations, works orders
- Analysis of defects against the statutory and contractual warranties
- Co-ownership, easement and nuisance disputes