Mark Ambrose KC

Mark was admitted to the Bar in 1997 and has practiced continuously since 1998.

Commencing with a broad commercial practice, Mark is now a recognised as a leading Kings Counsel in building, construction and infrastructure matters and is listed as “leading” Senior Counsel in the field of construction by “Doyle’s Guide”. He is briefed to appear in the superior courts both in Queensland and interstate. He also appears in and conducts international and domestic arbitrations, expert determinations as well as being retained to act as mediator both in construction matters and general commercial matters.

He has particular experience in the following areas:

• Large scale infrastructure projects including:

  • the south east Queensland water grid (trench excavation and pipeline construction);

  • Gold Coast light rail development;

  • Curtis Island (Gladstone LNG development) water and sewerage implementation (including terrestrial trenching and HD drilling);

  • Gladstone Harbour dredging and pipeline developments (including marine dredging);

  • Transport infrastructure rectification after the south east Queensland floods; and

  • Major highway construction.

• Mining and resources infrastructure such as;

  • the construction of LNG pipelines and pump stations;

  • coal processing and handling plants (in Queensland and New South Wales);

  • gold and copper processing plants;

  • coal terminal loading facilities;

  • the construction of large mining accommodation camps;

  • solar farm construction and panel supply disputes;

  • bulk earthworks for coal handling expert facility; and

  • construction of ship loading facilities.

• Large domestic and commercial construction including;

  • high rise apartment complexes in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and New South Wales;

  • concrete slab defects in warehouses and regional distribution centres;

  • bulk earthworks for large scale subdivisions;

  • residential dwelling defect and variation disputes;

  • frozen produce automated distribution warehouse; and

  • easement dispute with local authorities relating to public utilities.

• Matters including:

  • architectural, engineering and geotechnical (subsidence and heaving) defects or errors;

  • concrete and slab deficiencies;

  • causation of defects in railway line derailments;

  • causation of production rate shortfalls in coal and gold processing plants;

  • construction of pipelines (water, sewerage and LNG);

  • construction of roads and bulk earthworks;

  • proper construction and application of the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act in Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia;

  • proper construction and application of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 (previously the Queensland Building Services Authority
    Act);

  • proper construction and application of the Subcontractors’ Charges Act 1974.

• Conducting and directing large scale and complex multi-party litigation;

• Disputes including defects, delay, variations, programming, latent conditions, breach of statutory obligations;

• Settling statements of evidence-in-chief for arbitral, court litigation and expert determinations, conferring with and assisting in settling expert reports;

Mark is regularly retained by interstate solicitors.

Areas of Practice

> Alternative Dispute Resolution
> Appellate
> Building & Construction
> Civil Litigation
> Commercial
> Contract
> International
> Infrastructure & Projects
> Mediation
> Mediation/Arbitration

Admissions

2018 Appointed QC (now KC)
1997 Admitted as Barrister

Qualifications

Barristers' Admission Board 

Contact Details

E: mdambrose@qldbar.asn.au
P: (07) 3236 3002