Qualified and experienced in recognising and understanding complex canine behaviours • Providing expert evidence in civil and criminal proceedings for both defence and prosecution cases in detailed accurate reports • Specialising in dangerous dog legislation and cases of dogs seized under Section 1 or Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 • Extensive multi-agency working experience with multiple police forces, RSPCA, local authorities, social services and animal welfare rehoming organisations

Qualified dog behaviour specialist with extensive experience assessing and rehabilitating dogs • Expert evidence provided in civil and criminal proceedings for both defence and prosecution cases • Specialist in dangerous dog legislation • Provides expert evidence in cases of dogs seized under Section 1 or Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and Section 2 of the Animal Act 1971 • Dog bites • Human fatalities involving dogs • Expert evidence in welfare cases under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 • Animal risk assessments...

BNK9 Assessments are a partnership pairing Steve Bishop and Paul Nicholls. They collectively have over 60 years' experience in the fields of both law enforcement and dangerous dogs. Both are former Dog Handlers and Dog Legislation Officers (DLOs) who were permitted by the Crown to give expert evidence into the identification of breeds banned by the Secretary of State under Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. They are also able to conduct behavioural reports for dogs that require assessing under relevant...