Piet is a specialist construction & engineering lawyer who advises clients in the construction, engineering and renewable energy sector, and in respect of compliance with the new regime under the Building Safety Act.
Piet has experience over the whole lifecycle of projects, including compliance with building regulations, procurement and resolving commercial issues and project accounts. He has detailed working knowledge of drafting, amending, negotiating and litigating JCT, ICE, NEC3/4, IChemE Red/Green Book, IEE MF/1, FIDIC, GC/Works and PPC 2000 contracts.
This expertise also extends to the drafting and negotiation of contracts for wind turbine and anaerobic digester plant installations. Piet has been involved with many engineering projects outside the renewables sector including nuclear waste plants, process engineering plants, sequence batch reactors and waste to energy plants.
Piet is a director of Procon Leicestershire and Chair of of the East Midlands Chamber of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He has been involved in substantial disputes in the Technology & Construction Court and in international & domestic arbitration.
Piet also has expert knowledge of the Housing Grants and Construction Regeneration Act including recent amendments. He is an experienced practitioner in adjudication and a keen proponent of mediation.
- 2024 – Present: Howes Percival, Head of Construction & Engineering
- 2018 – 2024: Gateley Plc, Partner
- 2016 – 2018: Spearing Waite LLP, Partner
- 2012 – 2016: Wilkin Chapman LLP, Partner
- 2007 – 2011: Freeths, Senior Associate
- 2004 – 2007: Pannone LLP, Senior Solicitor
- 2003 – 2004: Squire Patton Boggs, Senior Solicitor
- 1999 – 2003: Pinsent Masons, Solicitor
- 1997 – 1999: Hill Dickinson LLP, Trainee Solicitor
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