Our Services
Drawing on our years providing insurance advice, the lawyers at informed Lawyers (ACN 635 862 145) are now offering legal advice in their specialist area of consultancy agreements:
Legal Reviews
A legal review of the consultancy agreement identifying clauses that raise common legal risks for consultants, such as variations, extensions of time, and termination rights.
For cost certainty, this service is charged at a fixed price depending on length of contract, with discounts available for regular use. This includes bespoke drafting of clause and alternative wordings.
Contract Negotiation
Negotiation, drafting and advice related to consultancy agreements. This service is charged at an hourly rate
Insurance Reviews
As part of their professional indemnity insurance placement, clients of Planned Cover have long enjoyed an entitlement to insurance reviews through our sister business, informed by Planned Cover. informed Lawyers (ACN 635 862 145) is now able to extend this service to consultants, brokers and underwriters.
These limited scope reviews identify contract clauses that raise a clear risk of infringing exclusions in the consultant’s insurance policy, as well as clauses that impose specific insurance requirements that the consultant's policy may not meet, or that conflict with claims management obligations owed to the insurer.
For cost certainty, this service is charged at a fixed price depending on length of contract, with discounts available for regular use.
Please get in touch with us with any queries or to discuss pricing: general@informedlawyers.com.au or (03) 8508 5424
Our services focus on contract-related advice which draws on our experience, so we don’t offer advice outside these three categories. For broader advice, such commercial business advice (e.g. the profitability of a particular transaction, or risks associated with your business structure), tax advice, or advice on general project risks, you may wish to consult specialists in those areas
Our People
Wendy Poulton - Principal
Wendy Poulton is the Principal of informed Lawyers Pty Ltd ACN (635 862 145). Admitted to practice in 1996, she worked in commercial and insurance litigation at Hunt and Hunt before moving into a risk management role which she continues alongside her work for informed Lawyers. Since 2005, Wendy has been working exclusively with consultants in the construction industry, providing risk management advice on contracts and training, and creating plain English guidance materials. In early 2020, Wendy became the founding Principal for informed Lawyers Pty Ltd (635 862 145, so as to be able to provide legal advice tailored to consultants’ needs. Wendy completed a Masters in Construction Law in 2011 and has delivered guest lectures for the University of Melbourne, RMIT and QUT.
Lydia O'Connor - Lawyer
Lydia is a lawyer working under the supervision of our Principal Wendy Poulton in our Melbourne office. She holds a Bachelor of Arts ( International Relations) from Monash University and a Juris Doctor in Law from the University of Melbourne, and is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria. After completing her law degree in 2022, she worked as a commercial manager in the construction industry for several years before being formally admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2025. She has worked on site at multimillion dollar major projects across Melbourne and regional Victoria, with everyone from government clients and union representatives to builders, subcontractors, and professional consultants. Alongside her work for informed lawyers, Lydia works as a Risk Manager at our parent company Planned Cover.
Useful Links
Our parent company provides the following services (which are not legal advice):
Insurance broking, specialising in construction industry professionals.
Seminars, webinars, online CPD, and other risk management, as well as delivering insurance reviews included in the professional indemnity insurance placement for many Planned Cover clients.