Consultant & Expert Witness (criminal & civil) since 1978 • Investigation of accidental food contamination claims (UK & abroad), & allegations of food safety offences (UK & Ireland) For criminal cases, see especially R -v- Kashioulis , Wood Green CC, T1999-0567, successfully defended by Margetts & Ritchie & Gough Square Chambers, & West Berkshire Council -v- Little Jogs Nursery , successfully defended by Gough Square Chambers. For civil cases, see especially Buckley -v- Oakford Oysters , Bournemouth County Court,...

My professional qualification as a Chartered Building Surveyor overlaps with academic qualifications in environmental science and microbiology of infective and allergenic agents. I have over 40 years of professional experience, including specification and safe management of water and wastewater treatment systems, drainage, structural dampness in buildings, infectious waterborne diseases and occupational hygiene. I have provided expert services for over 300 civil and criminal cases. My clients have included...

Role of the Prudent Shipmaster: • Marine accident investigation • Charter Party disputes • Unsafe ports & berths • Due diligence • Navigation • Collisions • Groundings • Seamanship • ISM code • Hold cleanliness • Hatch covers • Cargo stowage & securing Ship operations: • Ship management • Ship performance • Seaworthiness • Passage planning • Fumigation • Liquefaction • Ship-handling • Weather routing • Containers Bulk cargoes: coal, concentrates, grain, ore, fertilizer, steel, timber, rice, sugar, DRI, fines, scrap, cement, sulphur Tankers: crude oil,...

I specialise in all matters relating to • • Gamekeeping • Pest and predator control • Sporting shooting, including safety, competence, firearms usage and compliance with best practice • Legal and illegal traps and trapping • Poaching of gamebirds, hare, rabbit, deer and fish • Hunting with hounds, terriers and coursing dogs

My fields of expertise are set out in my website & include: • Yacht & small craft surveying • Investigations into damage, accidents, etc. • Construction & repair supervision - I am Consultant Surveyor to the Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy • Registrations • MCA & RCD coding • I am currently taking a course in cargo surveying • Associate Member of the Academy of Experts • I am a Qualified Paralegal & a Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals in respect of which I have professional indemnity insurance Additional email: [email protected] Additional...