Daniel Oh

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Daniel is a senior associate in our Projects & Construction team in the Sydney office. He advises on all phases of the project lifecycle and has experience acting for and advising contractors in a variety of projects and legal disputes both in a domestic and international context.

Daniel has experience in all forms of dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration, expert determination and adjudication under Security of Payment legislation.

Daniel frequently drafts contracts for use on a range of construction projects in Australia. This includes drafting suites of subcontracts for head contractors which consist of major/minor subcontracts, consultancy agreements, supply agreements and subcontract procedure manual.

Prior to joining Clyde & Co in April 2022, Daniel was a lawyer at a boutique law firm in Sydney and a legal intern at tier one law firms in Seoul, South Korea.

Experience

• Acting for a joint venture in respect of the delivery of a multibillion-dollar PPP infrastructure project in Sydney, New South Wales, including providing advice on various legal issues and assisting with downstream contracts.
• Acting for the Alliance on a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project in Brisbane, Queensland.
• Acting for the Consultant in an arbitration in respect of a multibillion-dollar infrastructure project in New South Wales.
• Acting for contractors and subcontractors in adjudications under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (and equivalent legislation in Victoria and Queensland).
• Acting for the Main Contractor in an expert determination in respect of the re-development of three schools in New South Wales.
• Successfully acted for a contractor against a Council in proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court regarding unpaid variations and extension of time claims, and two further proceedings regarding challenges to the contractor’s rights under the Adjudication Determination under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (Canterbury-Bankstown Council v Payce Communities Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 1419; Canterbury-Bankstown Council v Payce Communities Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 1803).