Accidents at work & on construction sites, including slipping & tripping cases • Disability accommodation reports • Rights of light cases • Daylight & sunlight studies • Building defects, including investigation of claddings • Construction disputes • Architect negligence cases • Cost of injury, disability, death • Registered Adjudicator • Arbitrator

Electrical engineering • Building services • Fire engineering • Commercial property • Lifts • Maintenance • Design • Swimming pools • Industrial buildings • Access control • Sports centres • Health clubs • Power supply • Generators

Architecture • Building defects and regulations • Glass and glazing systems • Health and safety

Arson & fire forensic investigation • Arson prevention • Fire & explosion investigation • Fires: agricultural, crop, Calor gas, chemical, consumer product, domestic, domestic appliance, dust, electrical, factory, camping, hydrocarbon, marine, motor vehicle, gas • Fire damage: buildings, carpets, equipment, machinery, vehicles • Fire accident investigation • Personal injury by fire • Expert witness • Smoke damage • Fire-related murder

Architecture • Planning • Building regulations • Cladding • Facades • Fire protection • Fire • Professional negligence • Defects • Remedial works • Water ingress • Damp • Roofing • Condensation • Basements • Curtain wall • Glass • Joinery • Partitions • Flooring • Corrosion • Acoustics • Contract administration • Design • Co-ordination • Appointment • Listed buildings • Waterproofing

Fire, arson & explosion forensic investigation • Cold case • Fire: domestic, commercial, agricultural, consumer product, domestic appliance, dust, electrical, camping, boats, marine, motor vehicle, gas • Fire damage: buildings, equipment • Personal injury by fire • Smoke damage • Fire-related murder • Fire safety: fire risk assessment • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 • Structural timber buildings: off-site risk assessment • Separating distance guidance • 16 Steps to Fire Safety

I am an architect with 35 years' experience on a range of building types and sizes and in various capacities. I completed my MSc in Construction Law and Arbitration at Kings College London and I also hold a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration. I am an arbitrator and adjudicator. I am a Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers and I hold a Professional Diploma in Fire Risk Assessment (Life Safety). Member of the Academy of Experts. Listed on the RIBA Register of Experts. I hold the Cardiff University...

Arson & fire forensic investigation • Arson prevention • Fire & explosion investigation • Fires: agricultural, crop, Calor gas, chemical, consumer product, domestic, domestic appliance, dust, electrical, factory, camping, hydrocarbon, marine, motor vehicle, gas • Fire damage: buildings, carpets, equipment, machinery, vehicles • Fire accident investigation • Personal injury by fire • Expert witness • Smoke damage • Fire-related murder

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 surveying • Building technology • Buildings • Alterations to buildings • Damp in buildings • Dilapidations • Dilapidation of buildings • Construction of buildings • Construction • Architecture • Fire • Fire safety • Building regulations • Boundary disputes • Party walls • Building design • Building defects • Construction defects • Building inspection • Building condition • Building Act • Building engineering • Building pathology • Commercial buildings

Expertise: • Safety • Accident investigation • Health & Safety at Work Act & Regulations • Personal injury • Fires • Explosions • Risk assessment • Safety management • Occupational accidents • Product safety • Dangerous goods • Falls • Mechanical or structural failure • Machinery Sectors: • Industrial • Construction • Mechanical • Electrical • Manufacturing • Factories • Oil • Gas • Offshore • Chemicals • Pipelines • Railways • Public transport • Ports & docks • Food • Retail • Leisure

Arson & fire forensic investigation • Arson prevention • Fire & explosion investigation • Fires: agricultural, crop, Calor gas, chemical, consumer product, domestic, domestic appliance, dust, electrical, factory, camping, hydrocarbon, marine, motor vehicle, gas • Fire damage: buildings, carpets, equipment, machinery, vehicles • Fire accident investigation • Personal injury by fire • Expert witness • Smoke damage • Fire-related murder

Architecture • Building defects and regulations • Health and safety

Fires, explosions, electrical incidents, chemical reactions and contamination • Domestic, industrial and marine • Large losses (I have investigated several high-profile cases >£10m and a few >£100m) • Overseas cases

Former Chief Fire Officer of Warwickshire and previously Assistant Commissioner, London Fire Brigade. Available to advise on: • Fire Service operations • Command of fires and major incidents • Fire Service training, pre-planning and preparedness • Fire Service legal duties and powers under the Fire and Rescue Service Act 2004 and associated legislation • Fire Service human resource management • Fire Service budget and organisational management • Command, leadership and critical incident management • Fire safety enforcement •...

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

Serving Master with Maersk on container ships with a wide experience covering all aspects of this industry for 25 years.

Building regulations • Fire safety risk assessment • Fire regulations • Timberframe fire safety

Accident investigation • Major hazards • Fire • Explosion • Toxic gas • Chemical spills • HSWA • COMAH • COSHH • DSEAR • Industrial injuries from chemical & process hazards • Risk from transport, storage, handling & treatment of chemicals, including hazardous waste • Environmental impact assessment • Accidents to the environment • Planning inquiries (risk & air pollution issues) • Air pollution, including odour nuisance & food tainting • Cargo quality disputes • Cargo contamination incidents Over 25 years' experience in research, postgraduate...

Fire precautions in buildings • Fire safety legislation & regulations • Design of fire protection installations • Fire detection & alarm installations • Means of escape from fire • Management of fire safety • Fire risk assessment • Domestic fire safety • Building Regulations, Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order, Fire (Scotland) Act

Fire scene examination to establish the origin (where) and cause (how) of a fire, plus interpretation of fire development and spread • Experience of domestic, commercial and industrial incidents, including fatalities • Post-incident assessment of fire safety provision • Experience of preparing reports and presenting evidence in court for prosecution and defence Gained the Cardiff University/Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate

Technical litigation & arbitration • Process & project engineering • Safety & loss prevention • Accident investigation & forensic engineering, including fire, explosions & toxic releases • Safety & risk management • Oil & gas processing • Offshore safety • Hazard & risk assessment • Experience of major public inquiries & litigations, including Flixborough, Kings Cross, Ocean Odyssey, Piper Alpha, Ladbroke Grove rail crash, Buncefield, ICL Stockline • Also experience of planning inquiries, including major hazard installations •...

Marine fires • Cargo spoilage • IMSBC cargo • IMDG cargo • Liquefaction

Over 30 years' experience covering: • Safety Management Systems • Safety Engineering • Major Hazards • Quantitative Risk Analysis & Assessment • Process Safety • Explosions • Safety Critical Elements • Fire Safety Engineering • Fire Protection • Fire & Gas Detection • Safety Audits • Planning Applications & Safety Cases • Emergency Response Sectors: • Oil & Gas Onshore & Offshore • Petrochemicals • Pipelines • Subsea • Railways & Underground Transit Systems • Hotels & Occupied Buildings • Dock Operations & Container Handling • Wood Mills • Construction...

Building surveying: • Structural surveys & valuation • Boundary disputes • Party wall administration • Building defect diagnosis • Construction & contract administration • Building disputes • Subsidence damage • Leasehold dilapidations • Duties of a Chartered Surveyor or Valuer & negligence • Double glazing & conservatory disputes • Fire damage • Fire precautions & means of escape • Kitchen & joinery installation disputes Simon Levy is the Principal of an active, multi-disciplined practice of Chartered Building Surveyors and Designers....

Experience in architectural practice both pre-contract & post-contract with particular reference to terms of appointment & construction methods & detailing • A detailed knowledge of building regulations involving legislation & building contracts • A member of the RIBA panel of adjudicators • A wide knowledge of landscape contracting disputes as a Director of Deberris Landscapes Ltd • Experience in preparation of reports under legal instruction as an expert both prior to issuing of proceedings & court action • Experience...

Forensic Architect involved with the investigation of building defects and allegations of professional negligence for construction disputes. Cases have included: • Fire safety defects in the design and construction of higher risk residential buildings • Waterproofing defects in the design and construction of basements • Review of the responsibilities of design team consultants • Defects under building contracts • Review of building maintenance and operations strategies

Peter has worked in the aviation industry for more than 40 years, starting as an Aircraft Apprentice and progressing through various technical, management, executive director and advisory board roles. He has a unique mix of business, commercial, operational and technical expertise, and has provided expert witness evidence at the highest levels from International Arbitration and the London High Court to The Hague.

Quality, Safety, Health, CDM, Environment, Sustainability, Security and Risk Consultant with a career in public and private organisations covering the construction, civil engineering, facility management, consultancy and insurance service sectors. Highly experienced in the following management standards: ESG, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, NSI Gold, SIA ACS, Construction Line, Safe Contractor, Safe T Cert, etc.

Fire & explosion investigation in domestic & commercial properties • Lightweight & commercial vehicles & machinery, including agricultural & construction plant • Identifying fires caused by deliberate acts, manufacturing defects, poor maintenance & repairs, construction work & electrical faults in distribution equipment, appliances & fixtures • Investigated several large complex fires involving large storage & distribution warehouses, retail units, factories & construction sites • Kitchen ducting extraction fires •...

Architect's appointment: practice, fees, competence and professional negligence • Building contracts and subcontracts: obligations, delay, disruption, extensions of time, architects' instructions, certificates, practical completion, partial possession, liability • Building construction and design failures • Cladding • Building regulations • Fire safety • Intellectual property: architectural copyright • Disciplinary and regulatory proceedings • Town and Country Planning Act appeals • Public inquiries • Adjudication • ADR • Mediation

• Chartered Architect • Full time Expert Witness • RIBA Register of Experts • Academy of Experts • Society of Construction Law • Experienced in architectural and contractual disputes • CPR 35 reports; has been cross-examined • Registered Mediator Expert architect in buildings and construction and professional negligence • Expertise on fire regulations, fire stopping & fire compliance • Recognised as an expert in the external envelope brick timber and cladding • Architect's negligence • Has been instructed by both claimant...

Facade design • Facade performance • Performance testing • Facade specification • Building regulations • Material and product selection • Glass • Overhead glazing • Cladding • Rainscreen cladding • Curtain walls • Unitised facades • Stick curtain walling • Windows (non-domestic) • Fenestration • Weatherproofing • Water ingress • Leakage • Installation • Workmanship • Building envelope interfaces • Defects analysis • Failure investigation • Fire safety specification • Operating and maintenance requirements

I accept instructions from defendants and claimants via solicitors on most health and safety topics. I have particular experience in health and safety legislation, fatal accident investigation, manufacturing, construction, banking, education, healthcare, charity, retail and pharmaceuticals. My skills include: risk assessment, training, work at height, fall prevention, safe systems of work, safety documentation and policies, fire safety and protection, COSHH, manual handling and work equipment.

Forensic fire engineer with specific expertise in building defects, supported by an international company. The role of the fire engineer and development of fire strategy design • Iterative development of fire strategy throughout RIBA stages • Approvals processes (including fire services) • Engagement with other stakeholders and contractors Building regulations and design guidance • The Building Regulations, including Building (Scotland) Regulations, and the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland), both current...

Commercial disputes & accident investigations within the railway industry between manufacturers, suppliers, infrastructure owners, operators & /or users of equipment & services • Skills offered include problem solving, reverse engineering, system analysis, design review & technical audit • Focusing on railway system technology, particularly traction vehicle electrical drives, power distribution & collection systems, signalling, communications, system integration & EMI/EMC

Architects' professional negligence • Architects' appointments & fees • Building contract disputes • Building defects & failures • Cladding & performance in fire • Contract claims, including adjudication response • Land & property disputes, including matters referred to Lands Tribunal • Liability within the design team • Historical analysis of buildings • Preparation of visualisations • Preparation of expert reports • Attendance at court • Participation in all forms of ADR • Representations in respect of planning applications, adjudication...

Arson/fire raising: forensic examination, investigation & prevention • Explosions: forensic examination, LPG, fires • Fires: agricultural, crop, Calor gas, chemical, consumer product, domestic, domestic appliance, dust, electrical, factory, camping, hydrocarbon, motor vehicle, gas • Fire safety: bedding, bedroom furniture, curtains • Fire damage: buildings, carpets, machinery, tree • Fire doors • Emergency planning: fires • Fire brigade: professional negligence, breathing apparatus, rescue procedures, statutory duties •...

Director with 20 years' experience as a Fire Consultant (UK, Ireland, South America, Middle East projects), based in Dublin but working in the UK and Ireland, with specific expertise in building defects (internal and external). Expertise includes, but not limited to: 1. The role of the fire engineer and development of fire strategy design • Iterative development of fire strategy throughout RIBA stages • Approvals processes (including fire services) • Engagement with other stakeholders and contractors 2. Building...

Arson & fire forensic investigation • Arson prevention • Fire & explosion investigation • Fires: agricultural, crop, Calor gas, chemical, consumer product, domestic, domestic appliance, dust, electrical, factory, camping, hydrocarbon, marine, motor vehicle, gas • Fire damage: buildings, carpets, equipment, machinery, vehicles • Fire accident investigation • Personal injury by fire • Expert witness • Smoke damage • Fire-related murder