About Jakob
Jakob is a Senior Associate in the Construction, Projects and Infrastructure team at Carter Newell, specialising in construction disputes and commercial litigation.
With a proactive and client-focused approach, he combines extensive experience across both contentious and transactional matters to deliver pragmatic and commercially viable solutions.
Jakob advises principal developers, head contractors, builders, and subcontractors on construction contracts and recovery strategies, and has prepared high-value adjudication applications and adjudication responses under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017.
Jakob’s expertise spans a wide range of complex legal issues, including many interlocutory applications in the Federal and State Courts, such as applying for judicial reviews of adjudicator’s decisions, commencing and resisting applications for security for costs, strike out applications, freezing orders, pre-action and discrete disclosure applications and civil contempt proceedings.
He has successfully represented clients in high-stakes matters, including setting aside enforcement of a $1.8 million mortgage due to unconscionable conduct, advising corporate groups on restructuring and preference payments, and defending multi-million-dollar Federal and State Court claims involving breaches of the Australian Consumer Law and Corporations Act.
He has also acted for clients in disputes arising from misleading real estate marketing, deceased estates involving complex equitable claims, and national debt recovery for major franchisors. Jakob maintains a keen interest in the intersection of construction law with insolvency and restructuring, leveraging his broad skill set to navigate and resolve intricate legal challenges effectively.
