Construction Law Explained: Practical Lessons on Contracts, Claims, Delays & Disputes Constructive Counsel Series

Construction projects are built on contracts. Yet most professionals only read the contract after something has gone wrong.

Constructive Counsel is here to change that.

Written for lawyers, engineers, contract managers, claims professionals, and project leaders, this book explains the legal concepts, commercial realities, and practical decisions that shape construction projects. It shows you how to recognise risk early, understand why disputes arise, and make better decisions long before anyone starts talking about arbitration.

Covering the full lifecycle of a construction contract, each chapter goes beyond the black letter law to explain how issues unfold on real projects, what evidence matters when things go wrong, and what experienced teams do differently to stay out of trouble.

No legalese. No academic jargon. No filler. Just practical construction law with teeth, and the occasional punchline.

Whether you're negotiating your first EPC contract, leading a major project, or preparing for arbitration, this book will help you think more clearly, manage risk more confidently, and stay one step ahead of the dispute.

Review

Construction law rarely feels this approachable. A thoughtful and practical guide for anyone working in the construction industry.

- Manish Lamba, General Counsel at Sembcorp India Private Limited

About the Author:

Mehak Oberoi is a construction and infrastructure lawyer with close to two decades of legal experience, including nearly a decade in construction law. She is a former General Counsel for GE Vernova's Hydro business in the Asia-Pacific region, where she won various awards during her 10-year tenure.

She is India's first trained and certified woman construction mediator, a published author on dispute resolution, contractual risk, and project delivery, and an expert lecturer at various universities. Her recognitions include the She Phenomenal Award, the Women Excellence Award (IAM), the Hall of Fame for General Counsels (Lawwiser), the Rising Star Award at the UK India Legal Partnership Annual Awards presented by the Law Minister of India, India Business Law Journal's Top In-House Counsel, and BW Legal World 40 Under 40. She is a Board Member of the Society of Construction Law India and is affiliated with ICC, IAMC, and CII.

Mehak is the founder of ConstructHER Legal Network, a practitioner-led international platform for women in construction, infrastructure, and energy law, now active across seven jurisdictions. She is also the author of Construction Law Explained, the first book in the Constructive Counsel series. Through the Constructive Counsel platform and series, she seeks to make complex construction law and dispute resolution issues practical, accessible, and grounded in the realities of project delivery.