Jon is in an infrastructure specialist, with extensive knowledge of drafting and negotiating project documentation derived over twenty-five years working with clients in closing their deals and helping support successful project deliveries.

Jonathan's experience

  • Advised RATP Dev in relation to its contract with BYD for the provision of electric buses for its bus operations in London and financing work in relation to their electric vehicle bus fleets.

  • Jon has been appointed by Kier Group in relation to their successful bid to Highways England in relation to the multi-billion pound Regional Delivery Partner framework, based upon a mixture of bespoke frameworks and NEC4 Option C ECC documentation, utilising an innovative range of ECI and X22 KPI incentives

  • Advising the Vinci and Balfour Beatty consortium in relation to its successful bid to be appointed principal contractor in relation to the multi-billion £ N1 and N2 civil engineering packages on HS2 in the UK, using a heavily amended form of the NEC Option C ECC, with associated KPI and ECI drafting; also advising the same consortium (with Systra Limited) in relation to the complex Old Oak Common package, using an NEC Option F form of contract management

  • Advising the procurer in a major Turkish bridge PPP on the procurement of long-term O&M contractor.

  • Advising client in relation to its military aircraft programme.

  • Jon has been appointed by the Morgan Sindall/BAM Nuttall consortium in relation to the London Power Tunnels programme to extend capacity within the capital, being procured by National Grid using a bespoked form of NEC4 Option C contracts and associated documentation.

    • United Kingdom
  • Advised THALES Defence in relation to the construction of base buildings, associated medical facilities and installation of a flight simulator and centrifuge at a RAF base.

  • Advising British Aerospace in relation to the Type 26 Destroyer programme.

  • Advised Kier in relation to its bid to be appointed to the MOD New Generation Estates Contract programme. Advice included providing support on bid strategy and supply chain approaches in relation to the NEC-based TSC structured hard FM programme.

  • Advising public authorities, contractors and funders in relation to a range of different forms of accommodation PPPs, including courts (UK, Republic of Ireland), social housing (UK, Republic of Ireland), university accommodation (UK), hospitals (UK), schools, (UK, Republic of Ireland), libraries and government offices (UK, South Africa). Jon has Advised on different structures of projects, including availability, revenue and property value based models.

Credentials

  • 2026
    Thomson Reuters Stand Out Lawyer
  • 1992
    Qualified - England and Wales
  • 1992
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 1990
    Chancery Lane College of Law – Law Society Professional Examination (Distinction)
  • 1989
    Chancery Lane College of Law – CPE (Hons)
  • 1987
    Magdalene College Cambridge – BA Hons
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Out-Law / Insight by Jonathan Hart

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