Michael Hutton Email & Phone Number

I am one of South Australia’s foremost building lawyers.I was recognised as the 2019 Lawyer of the Year for Construction/Infrastructure Law in Adelaide for Best Lawyers. I have been listed in Best Lawyers Australia list for Construction/Infrastructure Law for the last eight years in a row. I was also listed as a Preeminent Leading Construction & Infrastructure Litigation Lawyer in Doyle’s Guide in South Australia for 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017, and listed as a Leading Front End Construction & Infrastructure Lawyer in South Australia in Doyle’s Guide for 2020, 2019 2018 and 2017.I advise builders on contracts and documentation, regularly give lectures to builders on the law, and sit on several committees at the Housing Industry Association. During my career I have become the trusted advisor and “go to guy” for many of the state’s leading builders.I was described as “an eloquent and talented litigator” in the June 2008 Australian Legal Business survey.I also practices in intellectual property, information technology and technology law. I was recommended in Doyles Guide as a Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications lawyer for 2016.As a child I was forever dismantling things to see how they worked so it is no surprise that I was attracted to this area of law. I advise both consumers and originators of intellectual property and technology and regularly advise in relation to development, licensing deals, transfers and the registration of rights relating to technology. As a litigator I represent clients who find themselves involved in court action relating to any form of technology.As well as these specialisations, I have extensive experience in trade practices law and provide in house trade practices compliance training for a number of clients.

Listed skills include Construction Law, Dispute Resolution, Legal Advice, Commercial Litigation, and 15 others.

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  University Of Adelaide