Rachel Macdonald
Counsel
Sydney
Introduction
Rachel is a construction and infrastructure disputes authority advising on complex contractual claims and proceedings across Australia and the South Pacific.
Rachel Macdonald is a counsel in our litigation, investigations & advisory practice.
Rachel is a construction and infrastructure disputes lawyer with extensive experience advising government, corporate, and resource sector clients on complex contractual disputes across Australia and the South Pacific. Her practice spans the full lifecycle of disputes, from early strategic advice aimed at avoiding litigation through to representation in arbitration, expert determination, mediation, and adjudication proceedings.
Rachel regularly advises on a broad range of construction and infrastructure issues, including variation and extension of time claims, defective works, latent conditions, design disputes, delay and disruption claims, time bar issues, subcontractor insolvency, termination and repudiation, recourse to performance securities, and statutory interpretation and compliance matters. She has particular knowledge in the security of payment legislation in New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia, having successfully pursued and defended numerous multi-million dollar adjudication applications.