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Construction & Development Law Specialists

Our construction and development lawyers are here to help with your project, whether it’s a small development or a multi-million dollar development.

Comprehensive Range of Services

The construction and development lawyers at Kells can assist you in matters involving construction, property development and transactions, and home building disputes.

Conveniently Accessible

With offices conveniently located throughout Sydney and across the Illawarra region, we are readily accessible to provide comprehensive legal services to individuals and businesses in need.

Tailored Legal Solutions

Kells doesn’t expect you and your business to adapt to our products and services. Instead, we take the time to grasp your needs and provide solutions that boost and expand your business.

Here To Help

From planning to approval, construction to leasing, licencing and sales, Kells has the experience to support clients at every critical stage of the property development ‘life-cycle’. Commercially savvy, our team is focused on helping clients make deals and maximise their profits.

How Can Our Construction & Development Lawyers Help?

Kells acts for a range of clients in the property development sector. These clients range from individuals involved in smaller developments to corporate and government entities pursuing large, multi-million dollar commercial and residential developments, including those for the retail, aged care, resort/recreation and education sub-sectors.


We have extensive experience in drafting commercial agreements and tenders. We also have widespread skills in alternative dispute resolution and commercial litigation.


Our contracts have sufficient detail, yet inbuilt flexibility. Our option documents enable developers to obtain an advantage over properties while they undertake due diligence. We use put and call options extensively to buy critical time and defer stamp duty.


No matter what your legal needs, the Kells construction and development lawyers are here to help with your project and can assist you in the below matters:

Get Expert Construction & Development Law Advice

Whether you have a specific question or need broader guidance about a particular construction and development law matter, send us a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

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