Sam Billingsley-Dadd

Expertise

Sam practices in a broad range of matters in the building, construction, engineering, civil, energy and development industries. 

Sam has a background in advising on litigation disputes in relation to large government funded projects, including WestConnex and the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing.

Additionally, Sam provides ad-hoc general advice to government departments and corporations established under statute.

Experience

Examples of Sam’s experience includes the following:

• instructing senior counsel and acting for a tier- one solar panel manufacturer in a Supreme Court proceeding regarding breach of contract
• providing advice on prospects, compliance and liability for Defence Housing Australia in relation to latent conditions and contractual risk
• acting as part of a team for a publicly traded entity to provide advice on a number of multi-million dollar variation claims under a Design & Construction Contract in relation to WestConnex
• providing ad-hoc advice to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission and acting for the Commission in review proceedings
• acting for a publicly traded entity in relation to a design services contract for the construction of two multi-story residential towers in the ACT
• acting for two corporate trustees in a multi-million dollar negligence and loss of opportunity claim against the Commonwealth as a result of PFAS contamination from RAF bases
• representing Australia’s largest energy provider in a 4-week federal court proceeding on the extinguishment of native title rights by electricity assets
• acting for a subsidiary of a European based modular and infrastructure company in a contract dispute on breach of services and loss of opportunity, including preparation of advice memorandums for the board and private equity backers.