Why are construction disputes the territory of specialized lawyers?

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Konstantin Lushnikov (https://t.me/constructionconf) - Managing Partner of PROLEX Law Firm, Executive Director of the Union of Lawyers in the Field of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities, - Co-Chairman of the Council for Urban Planning under the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs in Moscow, - Arbitrator of the Board for Construction Disputes
 
Why are construction disputes the territory of specialized lawyers?
🟢 KS-2/KS-3 without context is weak evidence. The courts require a link: the project, executive documentation, correspondence, the procedure for acting.
🟢 A unilateral act without calling the customer is simply useless. If you do not record a refusal or ignorance, consider yourself to have given up your positions.
🟢 The estimate should correlate with the project and schedule. Unagreed volumes, even those fulfilled, can be recognized by the court as "amateur activities".
🟢 Additional work is a zone of high legal turbulence. Without a formalized basis and correct document flow, they will simply be "taken out" of the case.
🟢 Expertise in the case is not a panacea. Only clear questions, well-developed documents and procedural support allow you to turn it into key evidence.
🟢 Project documentation is not a technical, but a legal guideline. Deviation from it without proper justification is almost always a defeat in a dispute.
 
🗣 "A lawyer who does not speak the language of construction risks losing, even if he knows the Civil Code by heart. A construction dispute is not about law in theory. This is about the nuances, documents, and logic of the project. Construction disputes are not a place for a one-size-fits-all approach."
 
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