Erin Felthouse

Erin is a Senior Associate in Bartier Perry’s Commercial Dispute Resolution & Advisory team. She has practiced in commercial litigation since her admission, acting in complex contractual, corporate and other business disputes. She has also developed a particular interest and focus on building and construction disputes and now specialises in back-end construction matters.

Erin advises clients in high-value construction, infrastructure and development disputes, including contractual claims, defect claims, security of payment matters and broader commercial disputes. Her experience spans the life of a dispute, from developing early case assessment and litigation strategy to the coordination of legal and expert teams, negotiation, mediation and court proceedings.

Drawing on her broader commercial litigation experience, Erin identifies the legal, technical and commercial issues that will shape a dispute. She works closely with clients to understand their objectives and provides clear, practical advice directed to an efficient and commercially sensible outcome.

 

Qualifications/Memberships

• Master of Laws (Australian National University)

• Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Macquarie University)

• Member of the Law Society of New South Wales

 

A word from Erin

I recognise that litigation can place considerable pressure on a client’s project, business and people. I focus on identifying the issues that will shape the dispute, explaining the client’s position clearly and developing a litigation strategy that remains responsive as the evidence and commercial circumstances evolve. 

 

Career highlights

• Acting in large-scale construction and infrastructure litigation involving complex contractual, technical and expert evidence, and guiding matters from initial claims assessment through to resolution or judgment.

• Managing significant building defect litigation, including coordinating counsel and engineering, delay, quantum and other experts to develop the evidence, narrow the issues in dispute and advance the client’s case.

• Advising on substantial contractual and payment disputes arising from project delivery, including claims management, security of payment adjudications and related court proceedings.

• Acting in complex contractual, corporate and other business disputes, and applying that broader commercial litigation experience to construction and infrastructure matters.

• Representing owners corporations, developers, contractors and other project participants in negotiations, mediations and court proceedings, with a focus on resolving disputes in a way that protects the client’s broader commercial interests.

 

Specific areas of focus

• Construction litigation and disputes

• Complex commercial litigation

• Building defect claims

• Construction contract disputes

• Security of payment claims and adjudications

• Infrastructure and development disputes

• Litigation strategy, mediation and alternative dispute resolution