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Gareth Parry

Gareth Parry

Work Department

Infrastructure

Position

Gareth is a partner and construction and engineering specialist. He has substantial experience in in the energy sector, including carbon capture and storage; combined cycle gas turbines; onshore and offshore renewables, and combined heat and power. He has significant expertise in road and port projects and projects within the education sector and has substantial procurement experience advising major contractors, procuring authorities, developers, major sub-contractors and other professionals. Gareth is a regular speaker on construction law matters and a prolific author in the field of construction regulation. He co-wrote the Annotated Guide to the Construction Design and Management Regulations and is co-author of Scottish Engineering Contracts. Admitted in Scotland and England and Wales.

Career

Trainee then Assistant Solicitor, Cameron Markby Hewitt 1990-1995; associate, MacRoberts 1995-1997; partner, McGrigors LLP 1997-2010; partner, DLA Piper International LLP 2010-2013; partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP 2014 to date. Publications of note:Annotated Guide to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, Sweet & Maxwell; Scottish Engineering Contracts, Thomas Telford.

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland; Law Society of England and Wales.

Education

Churchill School, Somerset; University of Liverpool (1988 BA Hons).

Leisure

Sustainable energy, skiing, cycling and fishing.