Kelly Simon

Associate, Brisbane

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About Kelly

Kelly is an experienced construction lawyer with a primary focus in complex construction disputes. Her extensive experience includes assisting clients in litigation and adjudications, contract formation and review, winding up applications, and debt recovery claims. She regularly works with quantity surveyors and experts to best support her clients’ position.

Kelly strives to deliver a detailed, analytical and collaborative approach when assisting clients. She understands and considers the technical and commercial drivers of her clients’ businesses and provides strategic and practical advice that is specific to their unique circumstances.

Core Practice Areas

Project Highlights

$30M Adjudication Application

This matter involved an adjudication application valued at over $30 million. Works included drafting the statutory declaration and setting out the numerous claims for the factual narrative of the dispute, as well as liaising with experts for the expert report.

Debt Recovery

Assessed the best avenues for debt recovery including serving a statutory demand and commencing a winding up application against the debtor. Also attended to the contested winding up hearing and successfully obtained an order for the debtor to be wound up.

Contract Administration

Assisted with contract administration and management of the Project. Works included drafting notices of dispute, assisting in reviewing payment claims and general claim letters, drafting deeds of settlement and advising on contract interpretation queries.

Recent Insights

Overcoming Contractual Timebars in Construction Projects – Is It Possible?

How to set aside a Statutory Demand 101

About Kelly

Kelly is an experienced construction lawyer with a primary focus in complex construction disputes. Her extensive experience includes assisting clients in litigation and adjudications, contract formation and review, winding up applications, and debt recovery claims. She regularly works with quantity surveyors and experts to best support her clients’ position.

Kelly strives to deliver a detailed, analytical and collaborative approach when assisting clients. She understands and considers the technical and commercial drivers of her clients’ businesses and provides strategic and practical advice that is specific to their unique circumstances.

Project Highlights

$30M Adjudication Application

This matter involved an adjudication application valued at over $30 million. Works included drafting the statutory declaration and setting out the numerous claims for the factual narrative of the dispute, as well as liaising with experts for the expert report.

Debt Recovery

Assessed the best avenues for debt recovery including serving a statutory demand and commencing a winding up application against the debtor. Also attended to the contested winding up hearing and successfully obtained an order for the debtor to be wound up.

Contract Administration

Assisted with contract administration and management of the Project. Works included drafting notices of dispute, assisting in reviewing payment claims and general claim letters, drafting deeds of settlement and advising on contract interpretation queries.

Core Practice Areas

Recent Insights

Overcoming Contractual Timebars in Construction Projects – Is It Possible?

How to set aside a Statutory Demand 101