Jack Golpin is an Associate Director in the Construction & Engineering Disputes and Risk team, having qualified and joined Osborne Clarke in 2019.
Jack works on high-value and complex construction disputes for investors, developers, employers and contractors, and has a real specialism in Building Safety cases (including fire, structural and mechanical & electrical issues). He has experience in litigation, adjudication and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. He has also extensively advised on contract negotiations and pro-active contract management to help clients resolve issues at an early stage.
Jack has experience with many construction contract forms, including the JCT, NEC and FIDIC suites. Jack regularly advises on complex construction disputes across the Built Environment and Mobility & Infrastructure sectors.
His recent experience includes acting for developers in claims following the discovery of structural engineering defects across a range of residential accommodation blocks, advising investors on the resolution and remediation of portfolio wide external fire safety defects in high rise buildings, and successfully adjudicating and enforcing claims for defective cladding at a high rise development in London.
Owner/Investor
Acting for the various SPV owners and the ultimate portfolio owner of numerous solar sites in claims against the constructor and O&M provider. Advising on portfolio wide termination issues.
Developer
Acting for a real estate developer in defending claims being brought for defects and in relation to fire safety issues on a large multi-phase project in the UK.
Employer
Acting for an infrastructure developer in relation to multiple power installation across the UK and a variety of disputes and risk management issues arising across their portfolio of live projects.
Developer
Acting for a real estate developer in pursuing claims brought for defects in relation to inadequate ground conditions on a large multi-phase project in the UK.
