Ben Smit

Consultant
  • \Castle Gate Offices, Pretoria
Phone: 012 452 1300
Email: bens@vdt.co.za

Qualifications:

• B.com Economics and Law - 2007 (North West University)
• Bachelor of Law – 2011 (North West University)
• Certificate in Competition Law – 2012 (University of Pretoria)
• Higher Diploma in Taxation – 2015 (Thomas Jefferson School of Law)
• Advance Certificate in Construction Contracts – 2015 (University of Pretoria)
• Professional Post Graduate Qualification: Company Secretarial & Governance – 2016 (Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa)
• Masters in Business Administration (Henley Business School) – 2020

Ben Smit is an admitted attorney and qualified company secretary with vast experience in specifically engineering and construction law. Ben has been employed in various legal- and commercial counsel positions with listed entities, which includes Wood PLC (then Foster Wheeler), FLSmidth and SPX DB Thermal. Ben has extensive experience in contract- and claims drafting, negotiation of construction contracts, dispute management and adjudication as well as general commercial transacting. Ben’s legal and commercial experience spans across the Cement, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Mining, Infrastructure, Power and Renewable Energy industries.

Details:

  • Admission – Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Membership & Other

  • Law Society of North Gauteng (non-practicing)
  • Associate member of Association of Arbitrators
  • Board Member of Corporate Counsel Association of Southern Africa (CCASA) – 2015 & 2016
  • Judge on Panel for African Legal Awards (2015, 2016, 2023 & 2024)

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