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)