Accident investigation • Accident prevention • Accidental injuries • Adventure activities safety • Canal safety • Countryside safety • Consumer safety • Safety in education • Safety in physical education • Falls accident investigation • Water slides safety • Historic environment • Safety in industry • Leisure activities safety • Leisure accident investigation • Local authorities safety • National Parks public safety • Occupational safety • Sports injuries • Playground injuries

All areas of civil & criminal cases relating to occupational health, safety & welfare, for example: • Workplace accidents • Slips, trips and falls • Machinery injuries • Workplace transport and vehicle movement • Warehouse-related and care home-related workplace accidents • Health and social care • Gig economy injuries • Occupational stress and mental health • Ergonomics and work-related upper limb disorders

Quantum • Construction, civil engineering, railway, highway, infrastructure, building & refurbishment • Loss of profit in construction contracts • Breach of construction contracts • Extension of time analysis • Loss and expense claims • Flood damage • Fire/smoke damage • Storm damage • Professional fees Construction/quantity surveying costs Control • Planning • Forecasting • Estimating • Interim valuations • Delay cost calcula...

Expertise in: • Upholstery • Cabinet & dining furniture • Beds • Occasional furniture • Fitted kitchens • Fitted bedrooms • Carpets • Floorcoverings • Flooring • Carpet estimating, fitting & seaming • Vinyl floors • Vinyl tiles • Laminate flooring • Wooden/timber floors • Wood finishing • Timber • Tiling • Karndean flooring • Linoleum • Amtico flooring

With over 20 years of experience, Dr Ahmed Rezk has worked with numerous lawyers and clients, providing expert reports on matters involving cooling, heating and heat pumps, as well as complex thermal and renewable systems, energy efficiency and sustainability. His reports are supported, where necessary, by non-invasive measurements and thermographic analysis of complex systems, which also support evidence-based RCA investigations. Dr Rezk is a Mechanical Engineer by education and is internationally recognised as a consultant and academic. He is a Chartered Engineer with the U...

• RICS Registered Valuer • RICS Accredited Expert Witness An experienced expert witness in the following valuation matters: • Professional negligence claims • Dilapidations disputes (Section 18 (1) valuations) • Diminution valuations • Commercial and residential property disputes • Restrictive covenants • Matrimonial disputes • Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 lease renewals • References to arbitrators and independent experts • Mediation

Professional - Neighbourly I am appointed as party wall surveyor for building owners and adjoining owners. I frequently provide advice to parties wishing to undertake work close to or on the boundary, which may or may not fall within the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. This includes commercial and domestic clients. I am employed to help resolve disputes between parties over neighbourly matters, including the undertaking of building works or the removal of boundary features by one party, the position of the boundary, matters concerning access over another person’s land and proper...

Quantity surveying matters • Building surveying matters • Delay matters • Specialising in mechanical and electrical services

I provide independent and objective expert witness services in Environmental Health, Occupational Hygiene, Health and Safety, and Fire Safety Risk assessment. I have worked in these areas since 1978 and have provided expert witness services since 1996. I am trained as an expert witness and have provided over a thousand reports for the court. I accept instructions as a Single Joint Expert and from solicitors acting on single instructions for claimants and defendants. I have given evidence in court on numerous occasions. Last year I prepared around 140 reports for court, of which...

Town & country planning as per planning legislation & policy • Case precedent & guidance as applies to England • All aspects of planning, except minerals, waste & energy (if technical)

Building contract disputes • Disrepair claims • Defective design & workmanship negligence claims • Building pathology • Building conversion & restoration • Party Wall, etc., Act Mr Mathieson is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Managing Director of Ellis Belk Associates Limited and a practising Chartered Building Surveyor with many years' experience investigating building defects of both design and workmanship. In addition to his expert witness workload, Mr Mathieson has been involved with Channel 4 and the BBC on such ...

Dry rot • Wet rot • Woodworm • Timber decay • Indoor air quality • Sick building syndrome • Flood & fire damage • Allergy problems in buildings • Conservation of historic buildings • Building defects analysis • Environmental health • Building mycologist, pathologist & environmental health scientist

Provides professional services in the following field of expertise: • Construction defects • Building contract and property title disputes • Landlord and tenant dilapidations • Section 11 housing disrepair

Suspended ceilings • Partitions • Raised access floors • Dry lining & drywall partitions • Glass & glazed partitions • Shaftwalls • Plasterwork (solid & cast) • External render • Stucco • Subcontract disputes (building) • Interior fit-outs • Extensive experience in acting as expert engaged on behalf of building owners, main & management contractors, subcontractors & specialists in disputes as to quantum, performance, merchantable or satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose & infringement of design copyri...

A Chartered Building Services Engineer and Designer with over 30 years' experience. Taking instruction as an expert witness since 2005. As the Managing Director of BSE3D Consulting Engineers, Mr Todd has worked on many large and small award-winning and complex buildings both in the UK and internationally. Supporting clients to look for alternative practical and economic solutions to any systems that require remediation. He can be most effective if he is instructed before disproportionate remedial works have been carried out....

Safety strategy and high-level policies • Hazard identification • Hazard assessment - qualitative and quantitative • ALARP • Safety integrity targeting • Safety integrity verification • Safety measure implementation, adequacy and assurance • Safety validation • Safety justification of complex equipment • Safety procedures/process development • Safety indicators/safety monitoring and reaction to events • Accident/incident investigation

Nick is a Chartered Civil and Structural Engineer with over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry. He started his career working on construction sites whilst studying civil engineering, obtaining a first-class honours degree. He then worked at a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy in the UK, qualifying as a Chartered Engineer in 2009. Nick then began focusing on forensic engineering and dispute resolution work at a specialist consultancy in the UK, and has been working as an Expert Witness, in the UK and internationally, since 2012. He is a Director at Rimkus, a global ...

During the 39 years of my business life I have practised as a surveyor advising on many aspects of residential and commercial property, investment, development and management. This includes: • Valuation • Survey • Pathology • Defect diagnosis • Sale • Letting • Purchase • Management • Repair • Advice on landlord and tenant • Dilapidations • Boundary disputes • Party walls • Right to light • Building disputes I have extensive valuation experience on residential and commercial properties throughout ...

Expertise in the design, manufacture and installation of free standing and fitted furniture, fitted kitchens, fitted wardrobes, wood finishes, solid wood flooring, engineered flooring, cabinetry and joinery. Site surveys and inspections undertaken. Expert witness reports compliant with CPR 35 requirements. Thirty years of experience in the manufacture and design of both bespoke high end and mass produced furniture.

Health risk assessment & control of hazards in the workplace • Occupational hygiene • Noise • Hand-arm vibration • COSHH • LEV • Personal protective equipment • Legionella risk assessment & control • Microbiological hazards Areas of expert witness work include: • Investigation of workplace accidents and environmental pollution incidents • Identification of causative factors in cases of occupational ill-health • Examination of work environments and equipment following failure and/or injury • ...

40 years' experience in mechanical building services on housing developments, hotels, industrial, health care, education, data centre, hotel, commercial, custodial, religious, retail, hospitality and high-end residential developments covering new build, refurbishment and refitting projects • Roles at partner and director level in the design of projects and running maintenance teams • Numerous expert instructions over the past 25 years

Advice on the use, design, specification & supply of timber & all wood-based materials (plywood, particleboard, fibreboard) in building & construction, joinery, shopfitting & furniture • Evaluation of workmanship & comparison with expected standards, industry norms, British or European Standards & Codes of Practice • Identification of wood species, treatments & finishes, plus comment on suitability for use • On-site examination of problems with wood materials, including moisture, swelling or shrinkage, decay, insect attack, etc. • In situ gra...

Building defects • Works not in accordance with Building Regulations • Reviews of design information in relation to scope • Reviews of the design/construction of external walls with respect to Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations (e.g. material specification, cavity barriers) • Performance of the architect or lead designer

Building services • Air conditioning systems • Office air conditioning systems • Boiler plant & heating systems • Condensation in building fabric • Drainage & plumbing • Environments for museums & works of art • Fees for consulting engineers • Close controlled environments • Swimming pool plant & equipment • Engineering evidence

Assisting with claims for damages following accidents or ill-health at work • Site inspections & witness statements, assessment of negligence & whether breaches of legislation have occurred • Advice on whether all reasonably practicable steps have been taken by a defendant employer • Interpretation of all occupational health & safety legislation & how this applies in any particular case

Expert Witness - Preparing reports under CPR Part 35 concerning boundary disputes, building disputes, party wall matters, professional negligence, Landlord and Tenant matters and building defects. Acting as single joint and party appointed expert witness, including numerous appearances in the county court and Landlord and Tenant Tribunals as Expert Witness. Boundary Disputes - Extensive experience undertaking boundary surveys and preparing reports for court. Professional Negligence Matters - I have experience of carrying out building surveys and Homebuyer surveys on a wide...

Chartered Architect, Chartered Building Engineer, Chartered Arbitrator, accredited Adjudicator, practising Member of The Academy of Experts I am a Chartered Architect, Chartered Building Engineer and Chartered Arbitrator with over 40 years’ experience across a wide range of building types, scales and professional roles. I hold an MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration from King’s College London and Diplomas in International Commercial Arbitration and International Maritime Arbitration. I practise as an arbitrator and adjudicator and carry out forensic work in rel...

Compulsory purchase public inquiry & assessment of compensation at Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) • Section 18 LTA 1927 dilapidation cases • Viability in respect of affordable housing & Section 106 obligations for planning appeals • Negligence claims against surveyors, valuers & solicitors • Option agreements • Boundary disputes • Electricity wayleaves & easements • Marriage value • Ransom value • Mixed use retail & leisure development • Residential development • Retail & business premises valuation ̶

I am a chartered quantity surveyor with over 18 years’ construction experience in residential, Ministry of Defence, education, healthcare, industrial, mixed-use, infrastructure and commercial building. I have significant hands-on experience in quantity surveying and contract administration under numerous suites/forms of contract including JCT, PPC, NEC, EPIC/EPC and bespoke forms, as well as experience of most methods of procurement. I am a Partner at Quantum Experts and able to act as a party-appointed or single joint expert witness on construction disputes of all sizes and at al...

I am a Chartered Surveyor/Registered Valuer and a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with over a decade of surveying experience. I also have memberships with the National Association of Estate Agents, the Association of Residential Lettings Agents and The Property Institute. I am familiar with providing FPR25 and CPR35 compliant reports. My expertise is within valuation services, providing valuation reports for a variety of purposes and asset types from standard residential and commercial properties to some more specialist work, such as development appraisals and fi...

Accident investigation: • Industry & industrial premises • Construction & building • Docks • Agriculture • Transport & road traffic; highway • Offices & shops • Hospitals & nursing homes • Education • Sport & leisure • Domestic • Mechanical engineering: • Machinery defects & disputes • Cranes & lifting equipment • Papermaking machinery • Boiler plant & steam ancillaries • Mechanical handling equipment, including fork-lifts • Consumer produc...

Structural engineering including: • Subsidence • Structural stability • Structural design of all major construction materials • Vibration of structures • Domestic, residential, commercial properties • Highway structures • Disputes in design • Housing disrepair (structural engineering) • Compliance with Building Regulations and Codes of Practice • High-rise construction • Foundation design (structure)

I am a chartered quantity surveyor with over 18 years’ construction experience in residential, Ministry of Defence, education, healthcare, industrial, mixed-use, infrastructure and commercial building. I have significant hands-on experience in quantity surveying and contract administration under numerous suites/forms of contract including JCT, PPC, NEC, EPIC/EPC and bespoke forms, as well as experience of most methods of procurement. I am a Partner at Quantum Experts and able to act as a party-appointed or single joint expert witness on construction disputes of all sizes and at al...

Experience appearing before planning inquiries and hearings, with a good track record of successful outcomes. Able to supply and prepare Proofs of Evidence, Statements of Common Ground and Rebuttal Proofs of Evidence. Advice encompasses: i. National Planning Policy Framework, guidance and development planning policies ii. Planning appeals/Local Plan examinations iii. Listed buildings and conservation areas iv. Development management/control v. Compulsory purchase/Lands Tribunal vi. Judicial review of planning decisions

Very experienced practitioner specialising in health and safety/food safety matters since 1988, including 9 years as an enforcement Environmental Health Officer and Appointed Health & Safety Inspector • Particular areas of expertise include investigation of workplace injuries and fatalities, risk assessment and risk management • Further expertise as a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner with respect to food contamination, HACCP, food processing, pest control, alleged food poisoning and food-borne injury/ill health Author of Food Emergencies - A Practica...

Land use and development planning • All aspects of town planning, including national and local planning policy • Planning and related legislation • National planning practice guidance • Local planning policy • Listed buildings and conservation areas • Development management/control • Case examples include numerous planning appeal inquiries • Contractual disputes • Casino licensing hearings and appeals • Compulsory purchase/Lands Tribunal • Judicial review of planning decisions • Injunctions, etc.

Air conditioning installations • Chilled water and condenser water services • Commissioning of mechanical engineering services • Gas-fired boiler plant installations • Heating installations (LTHW, MTHW or HTHW) • Heat pump installations • Commercial hot and cold water services • Kitchen ventilation systems • Laboratory ventilation • Local extract ventilation systems • Pipework installations • Steam and condensate installations • Supply and extract ventilation systems • Thermal insulation in respect of MEP engineering

Criminal and civil investigator and expert witness for accidents, asbestos, construction, universities and much more. • 10 years as HSE Inspector (undertaking prosecutions) • 13 years at Newcastle University - Head of Safety • Freelance since 2012 Multiple award winner since 2015 • Lawyer Monthly Expert Witness awards since 2017 • International Legal awards annually since 2018 and many more, see http://safety4hed.co.uk/awards/ Reports normally available in 3 weeks.

Disputes between parties involved in the design, specification, installation, inspection, service, maintenance and commissioning of mechanical and public health building services comprising: • Air conditioning • Ventilation • Heating • HVAC controls • Renewable energy systems • Hot and cold water services • Above ground drainage, gas and water utility services

Structural engineering • Civil engineering • Residential, domestic, commercial, retail, industrial, infrastructure, education, arts & leisure, oil & gas • Buildings • Retaining structures • Foundations • Basements • Car parks • Wind turbines • Industrial buildings • Heavy civils • Infrastructure • Portal frames • Tanks • Liquid retaining structures • Structural analysis • Structural assessment • Structural surveys • Structural design • Structural strengthening • Struc...

Workplace ergonomics and human factors in manufacturing and production lines • Office and homeworking workstation assessment • Musculoskeletal disorder causation and prevention • Manual handling risk assessment • Repetitive strain injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome and upper limb disorders • Display screen equipment (DSE) assessment and compliance • Workstation design and layout • Health and Safety at Work Regulations and ergonomics standards compliance • Industrial injury causation analysis