Jan is an Associate Solicitor in our construction and engineering team and deals with a wide range of construction matters.  He has been involved in projects and disputes in the North East, across the UK and Ireland but also as far afield as Norway, Kazakhstan, the European Union, Canada and the United States of America.

Jan’s experience includes acting in relation to wind farms, waste to power operations, solar thermal installations, mechanical and electrical works, flood protection schemes and drainage, care homes, supermarket developments, international hotel chains, railway infrastructure, and oil and gas projects.

He advises upon the drafting and negotiation of construction and engineering contracts, development agreements, collateral warranties, professional appointments, novation agreements and other contractual documentation.

When a dispute arises on a project, Jan can advise in matters of all values from small claims to the Technology and Construction Court, adjudication, arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

He has co-written two papers that have featured in the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation and has spoken at both Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors and Federation of Master Builders events.

Jan is recommended in Chambers & Partners, an independently researched guide to the legal profession.