Sectors - Manufacturing & Industrial

Manufacturing & fabrication for mining resources & energy (including renewables) projects


OEM products for mining processes & methods & quarrying   


Industrial waste management & recycling


Manufacturing industrial machinery & equipment & related goods


[See also the following other related sectors;  Mining Resources & Energy; Construction; Commerce]

The following is provided by way of ‘flavour’ of some of the diverse kinds of issues and scenarios that can arise in the manufacturing and industrial sector, and about which we are happy to provide advice:

In relation to bulk commodities (agricultural or resources), engineering design, fabrication, assembly, installation & construction of bulk handling & bulk storage facilities.

In relation to industrial manufacturing - assisting with contractual issues arising in relation to OEM.

 Design (including selection of materials) & construction of marine enclosures, walls & other structures for instance jetties.    

Issues arising from industrial engineering design, engineering design drawings, shop detail fabrication drawings, fabrication & manufacturing, assembly, installation & construction work & related goods & services.

Contract & specification interpretation & application to technology associated with infrastructure operation. For instance sophisticated railroad system signalling software.

Other many and varied contract related issues, including:

  • Interpretation & application of contracts for the provision or acquisition of IT services

  • Interpretation & application of agreements & contracts containing provisions directed to the design, specification, engineering & manufacture of plant, equipment, machines & other kinds of goods

  • Advice on contract & other legal issues connected with industrial engineering design & construction of bulk storage & bulk handling of commodities, for instance engineering design (including geotechnical aspects) of foundations of storage structures

  • Interpretation & application of agreements & contracts containing provisions directed to the design, specification, engineering & manufacture of plant, equipment, machines & other kinds of goods

  • Advice on contractual, negligence & other legal issues connected with the marine transportation of floating structures in the resources sector (including wind renewable energy, other energy)

  • Interpretation & application of contracts for the provision or acquisition of IT services

  • Interpretation & application of agreements & contracts containing provisions directed to the design, specification, engineering & manufacture of plant, equipment, machines & other kinds of goods

  • Legal advice on problems involving contract & negligence in diverse mining, resources, industrial & infrastructure contexts including mineral processing plants (& individual units of processing plants, for instance SAG mills, mixing tanks & mechanical mixing elements, coatings & liners), civil works for instance roads (including engineering design, specification, materials), dams, tunnels.

In relation to bulk commodities (agricultural or resources), issues arising in connection with engineering design, fabrication, assembly, installation & construction of bulk handling & bulk storage facilities.

Issues arising in connection with the design (including selection of materials) & construction of marine enclosures, walls & other structures for instance jetties.    

For more detailed information about the legal services we can provide in this sector, please view each of our Practice Areas.