Aleisha Mackenzie

Legal Practice Director

Phone 07 3139 1874
Email aleisha@constructlaw.com.au

Aleisha MacKenzie is Construct Law Group’s legal practice director and commenced the firm in 2014. Aleisha is a building and construction lawyer with 16 years’ post qualification experience largely in the area of building and construction and commercial litigation. She has a broad range of experience in a number of jurisdictions, including Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales.

Aleisha has acted for developers, principals, homeowners, builders, banks, liquidators, contractors and subcontractors. Her current practice primarily involves construction litigation, dispute resolution, contract drafting and risk management.

Aleisha has acted for and against the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (when it was the Queensland Building Services Authority) in administrative review matters and disciplinary prosecutions.

Aleisha is a qualified adjudicator registered under the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017 (formally Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 ) which gives her a unique insight when assisting clients in preparing of adjudication applications or responses.

Aleisha is admitted to practice in the courts of Queensland and Victoria and the High Court of Australia.

Aleisha MacKenzie was a Finalist in the 2019 Lawyers Weekly, Partner of the year SME and the Winner of the 2018 HIA Professional Services Small Business Award

MEMBERSHIPS

Queensland Law Society
Founding member of the Building Dispute Practitioners’ Society (Queensland Chapter).
Women Lawyers’ Association Queensland
National Association of Women in Construction
Associate Member of Master Builders’ Queensland
Housing Industry Association
Society of Construction Law Australia
Swimming Pool and Spa Association