EXPERTISE
Building and Construction
Energy and Resources
Administrative Law/Judicial Review/Disciplinary Tribunals
Tenancy Law
Inquests relating to the construction/engineering events
Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation/Arbitration
Commercial Law
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Tim Margetts KC practices in commercial/construction/engineering disputes, many of which have been conducted under the domestic and international arbitration process. He has extensive trial experience in highly technical commercial/construction/engineering disputes, in all Australian courts and in international arbitrations.
The commercial disputes have involved general contractual issues, director’s duties/employment law, trade practices matters and issues of general trust law. He has also had extensive involvement in insurance related matters involving interpretation of insurance policies.
Many of the construction/engineering disputes have concerned issues of civil construction, including rock engineering, hydraulics and hydrology which have all been relevant to the geotechnical and structural engineering issues involved in the iron ore industry, and the gas and oil industry including the engineering, procurement and construction of gas plants and off shore platforms, pipelines and wells. He has experience in other litigation involving complex issues of material failure, geotechnical engineering and environmental design and rehabilitation.
He has appeared as King's Counsel in many matters before the Supreme Court of Victoria, the Court of Appeal and in the High Court of Australia, as well as international arbitrations in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Fees by negotiation.
