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EDIFICE Law Construction Real Estate
EDIFICE Law Construction Real Estate
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Construction law governs the relationships between the various parties involved
Construction law governs the relationships between the various parties involved
... to the act of construction, a term generally used but which may cover very different operations, whether it is really the construction of a structure (building, dwelling house, industrial hall, etc.) or a renovation operation. These stakeholders are the owners, persons governed by public or private law, companies (structural or specialised, general or total companies, subcontractors), architects and engineers, i.e. many experts who each have a well-defined mission.
This law therefore implies the recognition of this economic sector, governed by rules that are sometimes complex, where the role of the contract and its annexes, the application of specific legal rules (e.g. SIA 118) is very important. It involves mastering other areas of law, such as insurance law and procedural law, since the failure of one or more parties to the construction contract can have particularly serious consequences and lead to lawsuits.
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers assist and advise their clients in this area, for example:
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers assist and advise their clients in this area, for example:
🔺 Assistance in the context of judicial expert opinions, very frequent in construction law
🔺 Pre-litigation advice on incidents that occur during construction contracts
🔺 Guarantee for defects or non-conformity of construction materials
🔺 Legal mortgage for craftsmen and entrepreneurs
🔺 Disputes related to construction costs (additional offers, films...)
🔺 Assistance in the drafting or control of contracts for companies, engineers or architects
🔺 Criminal liability: construction site accidents, violation of good building practice.
Society's growing concern for the environment
Society's growing concern for the environment
...have significantly changed the applicable regulations and the approach of economic actors.
While environmental standards are more demanding and responsibility levels higher, the economic sector of the environment and sustainable development is also emerging and innovative.
A large number of operators from very different backgrounds (industrial, real estate, energy, finance, etc.) are converging towards it, under the scrutiny of public authorities.
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers assist and advise their clients in this area, for example:
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers assist and advise their clients in this area, for example:
🔺 Civil and criminal liability, in particular with regard to liability related to polluted sites
🔺 Urban planning: construction and energy, compensation, neighbourhood disturbances
🔺 Protection against noise, non-ionizing radiation
🔺 Waste treatment
🔺 Assistance in the sale and acquisition of sites: regulatory audits, drafting of environmental clauses.
Public procurement, which allows public bodies to obtain services
Public procurement, which allows public bodies to obtain services
...at the best price/quality ratio among private sector companies, occupy an important place in the economy.
Whether it is a question of large-scale infrastructure projects or specialized services (architectural competitions, engineers), a very large number of sectors benefit from public spending.
You must rely on the services of knowledgeable lawyers who are familiar with the regulations and the specific characteristics of the construction markets.
The lawyers of EDIFCE Avocat•e•s are involved in both advice and litigation
The lawyers of EDIFCE Avocat•e•s are involved in both advice and litigation
... to secure public procurement procedures but also to defend the interests of public authorities and companies before administrative courts, whether at the stage of awarding or performing public contracts.
They advise on public-private partnerships (PPPs), develop strategies for tendering and contracting procedures, draft appeals or decide on appeals to the courts.
Real estate can be the site of clashes
Real estate can be the site of clashes
... multiple between competing right holders, neighbours, builders and owners, insured and insurers, sellers and buyers, lessors and lessees, co-owners.
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers provide useful advice to their clients in these areas and handle all litigation relating to real estate transactions
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers provide useful advice to their clients in these areas and handle all litigation relating to real estate transactions
for example:
- acquisition of real estate,
- sales on plans,
- warranty clauses in sales contracts,
- civil liability of the owners of works,
- real estate contracts,
- residential and commercial leases,
- real estate pledges,
- easements (right of way, right of conduct),
- property per floor, building lease.
Problems of spatial planning and urban planning law
Problems of spatial planning and urban planning law
... affect both local authorities (municipalities, cantons) and economic operators such as real estate development companies, including private individuals, in the implementation of their real estate projects.
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers are committed to meeting their clients' expectations and providing them with advice and support in both litigation and advice.
EDIFCE Avocat•e•s' lawyers are committed to meeting their clients' expectations and providing them with advice and support in both litigation and advice.
a quality know-how:
- Assistance and monitoring of procedures for the preparation, modification or revision of spatial planning and urban planning documents (general or local plans, concerted planning areas), in collaboration with other specialists (urban planners)
- Assistance, advice and litigation concerning the execution of construction or development operations (building permits, investigation of plans, gravel pit operation permits)
- Assistance, advice and litigation concerning public land interventions (formal or material expropriation).
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