IMPORTANT NEWS REGARDING THE INTEGRATION OF SYSTECH SOLICITORS

Systech Solicitors is an independent legal practice, fully approved and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority ('the SRA'). Systech International and Systech Solicitors enjoy a close working relationship and the Legal Services Act 2007 has introduced an opportunity to bring our practices even closer. In light of this, the Systech International and Systech Solicitors websites have been integrated to reflect this business relationship. Please note that only services provided by Systech Solicitors are regulated by the SRA. To inform you of which areas of the website relate to the solicitors' practice and services provided by it ('a Regulated Area') and which areas do not ('a Non-Regulated Area'), a window blind will appear. This window blind will appear automatically when you move from a Non Regulated Area of the site to a Regulated Area or vice versa.

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CEO & GROUP MD

 

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

 

SERVICE DIRECTORS

 

SYSTECH SOLICITORS

 

PROFILES

Mark Woodward Smith

Mark Woodward-Smith

Group Managing Director

Mark co-founded Systech International in 1991 with Stephen Rayment and is the Group Managing Director responsible for the management of worldwide business.

He is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the Society of Construction Law.

Mark has over 30 years experience in the Construction Industry with extensive expertise in commercial management, arbitration, litigation, adjudication and ADR dispute resolution.

Mark spent the 80's working for one of the leading UK Main Contractors on large building and civil engineering projects throughout the UK. In the late '80's he managed the commercial function for the contracting arm of Lonrho Africa, based in Zambia.

Having established Systech in the UK Mark specialised in commercial management of major projects leading a number of successful arbitrations and litigations on behalf of major Contractors in a variety of industries including construction, civil engineering, transportation, and mechanical and electrical services.

Throughout the mid 90's Systech developed internationally in the Asia Pacific region and Mark was instrumental in developing relationships to support UK based Contractors carrying out work in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. During this period Mark was responsible for leading a major arbitration in Singapore and Hong Kong on behalf of a leading UK based Contractor.

2000 onwards saw Mark continue to support international expansion in the Middle East and establish Systech as the largest UK based commercial management and claims consultancy. Under Mark's leadership Systech continued to develop its reputation on a number of high profile major infrastructure projects throughout the UK and Europe establishing a reputation for quality and performance.

Mark is based out of the Head Office in London leading the Regional Directors in the UK and Europe in developing new sectors, business streams and expansion throughout the worldwide business.