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Justine Brazil

+44 (0)20 7925 8080 justine.brazil@spencer-west.com View profile

Work Department

Construction, Engineering & Projects

Position

Justine has 20 years’ experience advising businesses in the construction, projects, housing management, energy services, facilities management and environmental industries.

In addition to core construction law expertise, Justine provides in-house and company secretarial services to businesses. As a previous general counsel at Willmott Dixon and with many years’ experience working within in-house environments at Mace Group and Kier Group, Justine has significant experience operating as a trusted legal adviser to boards and their commercial and operational teams.

Justine has an excellent working knowledge of all major standard form construction contracts including: the JCT suite, NEC suite, ACA suite (PPC/TPC/SPC), GC Works, FIDIC) and has advised on many large multi-million pound projects in the UK including projects in the retail, education, leisure, hotel, health, housing, environmental, housing maintenance and commercial office sectors. Projects have involved new build, refurbishment and fit-outs based on standard contracting, design and build, management contracting, PFI and LIFT.

Justine has significant experience advising businesses in relation to corporate compliance and governance programs in relation to the ABC, competition, GDPR and Modern Slavery legislation. Justine is also able to provide company secretarial services to businesses having recently qualified as a chartered company secretary.

Justine also regularly provide seminars and training on all areas within her specialisms. Justine is a member of the Law Society, ICSA and the Society of Construction Lawyers.

Career

Before moving in-house, Justine spent several years in city practices including the construction and engineering team at Eversheds, the international projects team at Trowers & Hamlins (including 18 months based in the Bahrain office) and trained with Devonshires Solicitors.

• Willmott Dixon
• Mace
• Kier Group
• Eversheds
• Trowers & Hamlins

Education

• Solicitor, LLB (Hons), GradICSA