Mark specialises in advising on domestic and international construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.

Specialist expertise

Mark particularly focuses on major infrastructure, engineering and energy projects, advising clients through all stages of a project from procurement strategy to drafting and negotiating construction contracts and ancillary project documentation.

Examples of Mark’s expertise include:

  • advising Nexans on its agreement with ScottishPower Renewables to supply and install 100km of high-voltage subsea export cables and 55km of onshore cables for the East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm in the North Sea;
  • advising Nexans on its agreement to manufacture and construct the Celtic Interconnector, the first subsea electricity interconnector for direct electricity exchange between France and Ireland;
  • advising an international specialist contractor on NEC contract documentation for works forming part of a major UK nuclear new-build project;
    advising a contractor on the negotiation of FIDIC-based construction documentation for a utility-scale solar photovoltaic project;
  • advising an international joint venture in relation to FEED and EPC documentation for a major pumped storage hydroelectric project;
  • acting for Bovis in relation to the construction of the £300 million HMP Fosse Way prison in Leicestershire, including drafting and negotiating key subcontract packages and providing ongoing project advisory support;
  • advising a Tier 1 contractor in relation to its contracts for infrastructure works on High Speed 2;
  • acting for an international contractor in relation to its offshore and onshore EPC contracts for the construction of a 600MW wind power project in Laos;
  • advising the technical adviser to a public authority on procurement strategy and EPC documentation for a major wastewater infrastructure project;
  • acting for a German manufacturer and installer of intralogistics systems on EPC contracts for the design, construction and installation of complex automated facilities for major UK retailers;
  • advising an international contractor on a consortium agreement relating to the upgrade of a major petrochemical refinery in the Middle East;
  • acting for Bovis in relation to its appointment as main contractor for the cut-and-carve redevelopment of a landmark commercial office building in London’s West End; and
  • advising a major real estate developer in Dubai in relation to its suite of standard form construction documentation, including EPC contracts, development agreements and consortium agreements.

Other activities

Since 2025, Mark has been appointed as one of the Joint Contracts Tribunal’s expert trainers, delivering interactive in-person and online training on JCT standard forms and their practical application to construction and legal professionals.

Mark regularly presents to clients and industry organisations on a range of construction law topics, delivering seminars on procurement, JCT, NEC and FIDIC contracts, including as part of the King’s College London FIDIC Summer School.

Mark is a founding member of the Joint Contracts Tribunal’s Young Professionals Group and serves on its Leadership Committee.

Memberships/positions

Mark’s memberships/positions include:

  • member of the Society of Construction Law; and
  • member of the Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association (TECSA).

Knowledge Hub

Articles and thought leadership

What Lies Beneath Revisited: ground risk and site conditions in the JCT Design and Build Contract, 2024 Edition

Unforeseen ground conditions remain an ever-present risk in most construction projects, and the clauses allocating such risk are usually amongst the most negotiated provisions in any contract. As a founder member of the JCT Young Professionals Group, Mark Pantry is perfectly placed to discuss, whether the publication of the JCT Design and Build Contract, 2024 changed the perceived standard position in favour of the contractor.

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