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Construction and Real Estate Law

Our attorneys advise and assist you on all matters related to construction and real estate law. We provide guidance on drafting contracts (architect, lease, brokerage, contractor, engineer, easement, sale, etc.), and we represent clients in disputes and legal proceedings. We put our expertise and experience at the service of a client base that includes individuals, private companies, public authorities, and public institutions, at every stage of the legal relationship and before all competent courts and tribunals. We also utilize alternative dispute resolution methods (mediation, conciliation, expert assessment, arbitration, etc.). We represent our clients before municipal, cantonal, or federal authorities.

We cover the following topics in particular:

  • property sale agreement
  • contract for work and services (e.g. construction defects)
  • contract for architects, engineers and other agents
  • SIA standards and general terms and conditions, and KBOB model contracts
  • warranties and construction defects
  • statutory mortgages of craftsmen and contractors and statutory guarantees
  • sales agreements and real estate sales, including rights of first refusal, pre-emption rights and repurchase rights
  • condominiums and properties by floors (PPE)
  • property rights (land easements, usufruct, surface rights, etc.)
  • neighbourhood rights and application of the rural and land code
  • rental and lease agreements (e.g. rent disputes, defects in the rented property)

Construction and Real Estate Law

Our attorneys advise and assist you on all matters related to construction and real estate law. We provide guidance on drafting contracts (architect, lease, brokerage, contractor, engineer, easement, sale, etc.), and we represent clients in disputes and legal proceedings. We put our expertise and experience at the service of a client base that includes individuals, private companies, public authorities, and public institutions, at every stage of the legal relationship and before all competent courts and tribunals. We also utilize alternative dispute resolution methods (mediation, conciliation, expert assessment, arbitration, etc.). We represent our clients before municipal, cantonal, or federal authorities.

We cover the following topics in particular:

  • property sale agreement
  • contract for work and services (e.g. construction defects)
  • contract for architects, engineers and other agents
  • SIA standards and general terms and conditions, and KBOB model contracts
  • warranties and construction defects
  • statutory mortgages of craftsmen and contractors and statutory guarantees
  • sales agreements and real estate sales, including rights of first refusal, pre-emption rights and repurchase rights
  • condominiums and properties by floors (PPE)
  • property rights (land easements, usufruct, surface rights, etc.)
  • neighbourhood rights and application of the rural and land code
  • rental and lease agreements (e.g. rent disputes, defects in the rented property)

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