Jack Spence
Jack Spence has a wide range of experience, principally in the context of onshore and offshore construction, shipbuilding and shipbuilding more widely. He has acted for EPC contractors, shipowners, shipyards and oil subcontractors both in respect of disputes and contractual drafting.
Jack has extensive experience in extremely large and technically complex international arbitrations (including under LMAA, ICC and LCIA rules) as well as experience in the English courts involving issues regarding delay and cost overruns, contentious issues surrounding the incorporation of technical specifications in a contract, allegations of fraud and misrepresentation.
As well as largely technical construction disputes, Jack also has experience in general shipping and wider commercial disputes, including regarding referral agreements, loan instruments, demurrage and cargo damage.
Jack regularly writes for various industry publications, including Maritime Risk International, Ship Management International, Nuclear Future and the Banking Law Journal, and is a co-author of the 2022 Law of Shipbuilding Contract Update.
Prior to joining Haynes Boone, Jack spent 18 months working in the legal technology industry, gaining an in-depth knowledge of the sector, and brings both the technical awareness and lateral thinking developed in this space to his work within the firm.
- Society of Construction Law
- "The UK Courts and Tribunals Judiciary Issues Guidance to Judicial Office Holders on Use of Artificial Intelligence," co-author, Haynes Boone, January 3, 2024.
- "Law of Shipbuilding Contracts Update 2022," co-author, Haynes Boone brochure, January 5, 2023.
Education
LPC LLM, University of Law, 2021
B.A. (Hons), Jurisprudence, Oxford University, 2019
Admissions
England and Wales
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