Matthew is a construction and infrastructure disputes specialist who acts for a broad range of clients, including asset owners, principals, contractors and consultants. He has deep experience in large and complex project disputes, particularly ones involving PPPs and large infrastructure projects. Matthew also regularly acts and advises on matters involving contested terminations, bank guarantee injunctions, complex delay claims, disputed variation claims, commercial and residential defect claims (including combustible cladding) and SOPA disputes.
Known for his “exceptional matter management”, Matthew is highly regarded for his strategic and commercial approach to resolving disputes. He is committed to achieving efficient, cost-effective outcomes and often leverages alternative dispute resolution processes to resolve claims early.
Matthew’s experience spans all manner of construction projects, from major infrastructure projects (such as roads and tunnels, rail, intermodal terminals, hospitals, mine site developments, water treatment plants and telecommunications infrastructure) to large residential and commercial developments. His ability to navigate the technical and legal complexities of these disputes enables him to provide clear, practical and outcome-focused advice tailored to his clients' commercial objectives.
Matthew’s experience includes:
- Acting for a JV of Tier 1 Contractors: on a major tunnelling dispute involving significant claims resulting from the impact of extreme geological conditions. Our role involves providing key strategic advice and prosecuting / defending significant upstream claims, downstream claims.
- Acting for the HYLC joint venture: over an 8-year period in relation to various disputes with the South Australian government arising from the $1.85bn Royal Adelaide Hospital project.
- Qube Holdings: advising and acting in relation to various disputes arising out of the Intermodal Terminal Development project at Moorebank in New South Wales from 2018 to 2025. This has included the defence of injunction applications to restrain calls on contractor security and proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court and Court of Appeal concerning the stay of enforcement of SOPA awards and challenges to the validity of those awards.
- Ventia: regularly acting in various mediations, expert determinations and Supreme Court proceedings concerning contested delay claims, variation claims, claims for breaches of contract and wrongful termination claims on various infrastructure and services projects around Australia, including significant transport and telecommunications projects.
- Represented Macquarie and DIF (now known as CVC DIF) in a complex dispute with Acciona concerning the Kwinana Waste to Energy development project in Western Australia.
- Advising and acting for Frasers Property Australia, Frasers Property Industrial, Lasalle Investment Management and Sekisui House in relation to contested defect claims, terminations and contract claims in the context of head-contractor insolvencies.
- CMOC Mining Pty Limited - North Parkes Mine: advising and assisting CMOC in relation to various adjudication applications under the NSW SOP Act and related proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court, successfully defending a claim for default judgment based on an argument that CMOC’s payment schedule had not been served within time.
