Forensic Equity is a leading provider of forensic science services. With well over 1,000 years of combined experience, our forensic scientists cover all of the major forensic disciplines. All of our services and fee rates are suitable for legal aid applicants. We are always happy to receive case papers and will assess them and provide an initial opinion without charge. Accounting Mark Holdsworth FMAAT CFE MAE Robert Miller BSc(Hons) FCA MAE Biology Nigel Hodge BSc BTh DipPS John Page BA MSBiol CBiol PGDipSciSoc...

Consultant Forensic Mechanical & Materials Engineer & expert witness (practising since 1997, 18 years with Dr J H Burgoyne & Partners LLP (Burgoynes), 9 of which as a partner) • Forensic mechanical engineering-based investigations • Forensic metallurgical based investigations • Forensic polymer/non-metallic materials based investigations • Forensic component failure analysis, including expertise in fractography & electron microscopy • Forensic investigations into the cause of damage to equipment & machinery • Forensic...

Motor accident investigation • Forensic inspection of motor vehicles • Collision analysis using PC-Crash • Animation of crash scenarios • Low speed accident investigation • Locus reports • Repair quality & mechanical fault reports • Night time photography (HDR) • Criminal cases - murder, attempted murder, death by dangerous, death by careless • Civil cases - high value personal injury, low speed incidents & fraud, fitness for purpose • Dispute resolution & arbitration

Road traffic accident investigation and reconstruction • CCTV and dashcam analysis • Personal injury and fatal accidents involving motor cars, motorcycles, public service vehicles, commercial vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians and emergency vehicles • Collision scene reports, plans, photographs, driver factors, vehicle factors, road conditions, skid marks, speed assessment and analysis • Vehicle braking, tyres and wheels • Vehicle mechanical examination • Vehicle data recorder and 'black box' data analysis • Vehicle telematics •...

46 years' experience in the security industry, extensive expert witness & court experience, including SJE for leading loss adjusters, assessors, solicitors & courts • Instructed in three of the UK's largest cases - Hatton Garden raid, Weston-Super-Mare pier fire, London riots 2011 • Detailed knowledge of burglary, fire & intruder alarm detector & control panel functions & failures, alarm receiving centre (ARC) operations, protocol & ARC alarm log analysis • NACOSS/NSI/SSAIB regulations, British & European standards,...

Provision of expert opinion on all legal & technical aspects of vehicle use • Maintenance systems, loading, weighing & measuring • Tachograph design, use & analysis • Accident reconstruction, investigation & statements • Forensic identification & vehicle examination • Vehicle valuation • Heavy goods vehicle & public service vehicle licensing • MOT test scheme design, layout & authority • Legal & technical reports • Public inquiry & court attendance

Forensic collision investigation • Road traffic accident investigation & reconstruction • Accident causation & consistency of staged or contrived collisions • Detailed site inspection & locus reports • Examination of motor vehicles & components • Analysis of expert reports • Preparation of computer-aided design drawings & scale plans • Preparation of computer-derived motor vehicle damage assessments & repair costing

Investigating the causes of fires, explosions, electric shocks, personal injuries, vehicle fires, engineering failures & matters of contractual dispute • Assisting with litigation processes & appearing as expert witness • Training & lecturing in above matters can be provided, especially for continuing professional development

Forensic collision investigation and reconstruction • Accident investigation • Collision investigation • Forensic vehicle examination • Mechanical examination of motor vehicles • Locus examination • Vehicle examination • Photography • CCTV analysis • CCTV speed analysis • Tachograph route tracing

Motor vehicle valuations • Motor insurance vehicle valuation disputes • Motor insurance compliance • Motor salvage • Diminution in value claims • Motor vehicle accident investigations • Motor trade premises and equipment • Motor vehicle accident repair • Vehicle paintwork • Motor insurance disputes • Motor vehicle insurance claims • Vehicle damage assessment & claims investigations • Motor vehicle insurance fraud investigations • Mechanical failures • Electrical failures • Fire investigations • Locus reports

Chartered Engineer with 25 years' experience of reconstructing vehicle collisions • Can interpret scene data, CCTV, vehicle data and damage, producing plans, reports and animations • Researched, tested and developed the forensic field of frozen instrument clusters • Written many peer-reviewed papers and is the author of The Manual of Collision Scene Evidence

I can provide reports relating to most aspects of road vehicles, agricultural machinery & general engineering covering the following subjects: • Accident investigation & reconstruction • Damage, cost assessment (vehicle) • Vehicle valuations • Mechanical failures • Vehicle fire investigation • Photography & video recordings can be provided on these subjects

Over 40 years' experience as an underwriter, claims handler, subrogation specialist, agent and London market insurance auditor. 1. Commercial (non-motor) insurance 2. Property insurance 3. Marine cargo and hull insurance 4. Protection and indemnity insurance 5. Marine liability and trade 6. Public and products liability insurance 7. Employment liability insurance 8. Professional indemnity insurance 9. Energy insurance 10. Specialty reinsurance 11. Construction insurance 12. London market practices 13. Industrial disease...

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

Forensic collision investigation and collision reconstruction - all vehicle types - specialist in pedestrian/cycle collisions • Forensic vehicle examination - all vehicle types, including large goods, PCV, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles • Specialist large loss forensic vehicle inspections, including seatbelt analysis, mechanical failure, defects and modifications • Scene examination locus reports and scale plan drawing • Review of police reports and 3D laser scan data • LVI • Staged collisions • Suspected fraud

All types of vehicle damage assessment • Repair costs calculations • Best repair methods for a particular type of damage • Economical repair costs negotiated with repairers • Cars, caravans, buses, coaches, vans, heavy goods vehicles, all sizes of trailer, specialist bodies, refrigerated trailers, claims assessed • Vehicle valuation dispute resolution. Detailed valuations given for all types of vehicle. Valuation of stolen vehicles from documentation. • Assessment of "Diminution in Value". • Disputes in relation...

1. Cargo damage 2. Navigation and shipping accidents 3. Contract disputes in oil and gas 4. Shipbuilding and maintenance disputes 5. Ship management and charter party disputes 6. Bunkering and ship supply 7. Bill of lading disputes 8. Ship recycling disputes 9. Port operations 10. Port maritime services 11. Goods transportation on land 12. Cargo clearance and customs 13. Investment in maritime assets

Mechanical engineering • Mechanical failure • Product failure • Pneumatic engineering • Hydraulic engineering • Automotive engineering • Personal protective equipment • Classic vehicles • Accident investigation: agriculture; agricultural machinery and vehicles; construction sites; mechanical; factories; falls, trips and slips; footpaths, pavements, pedestrian; forklift trucks; HGVs; industry; ladders; leisure industry and sports; lifting equipment; lifting; machinery; manufacturing industry; occupational; plant engineering;...

I am competent to accept instructions in relation to all types of road traffic collisions and associated offences. I served on the Lancashire Police Collision Investigation Unit from 2011 to 2018. During that period I attended a large number of road traffic collisions involving fatalities. I produced reports in relation to these collisions and presented the findings to HM Coroner and the criminal courts. I have given evidence at Manchester, Liverpool and Preston crown courts. I am also qualified to examine...

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

Accident investigation, road traffic • Accident reconstruction • Mechanical examination • Forensic examination • Site examination

Specialist in the investigation & preparation of reports on the following vehicles & /or their components: • Commercial vehicles, heavy & light • Passenger carrying vehicles • Cars • Plant vehicles • Classic, prestige, collectors vehicles • Off-road vehicles • Motorcycles • Cycles • Established in 1984, with 40 years' experience in the motor trade & transport management • Numerous court appearances, presenting reports & advising solicitors & barristers • First court appearance 1986 & evidence presented in high-profile cases with...

Accident damage to motor vehicles • Mechanical failure in vehicles & plant • Inspections of mechanical plant • Valuations of vehicles • Valuations of mechanical plant • Inspection of damage to agricultural vehicles & machinery • Valuation of agricultural vehicles & machinery

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

Accident investigation: agriculture; agricultural machinery and vehicles; construction sites; mechanical; factories; falls, trips and slips; footpaths, pavements, pedestrian; forklift trucks; HGVs; industry; ladders; leisure industry and sports; lifting equipment; lifting; machinery; manufacturing industry; occupational; plant engineering; play areas and playgrounds; scaffolding; warehousing industry; welding; woodworking industry Mechanical design • Mechanical appliances • Mechanical engineering, including project...

Road traffic accident & reconstruction • Personal injury & fatal accidents involving motor cars, motorcycles, public service vehicles, commercial vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians & emergency vehicles • Accident scene reports, plans, photographs, driver factors, vehicle factors, road conditions, skid marks, speed assessment & analysis • Vehicle braking, tyres & wheels

Investigation of industrial & leisure accidents of almost every kind • Preparation of detailed court reports supported by photographs & plans • Manufacturing plant & machinery • Sports, play & leisure • Slips, trips & falls • Manual handling • Woodworking machinery • Work-related upper limb disorders • Consumer product defects • Noise & deafness • Construction work • Fork-lift trucks • Agricultural machinery • Road traffic accidents • Ladders & scaffolding • Fires & explosions • Welding • Hand-arm vibration syndrome

I deal with motor vehicle enquiries, including: • Value • Quality of repairs • Reduction in value following repair • Cause of failure • Methods of repair • Costs of repairs, etc. • I also deal with road traffic accident investigations & reconstructions for both criminal charges & civil litigation

Forensic collision/accident reconstruction reports • 3D laser scanning and point cloud animation • Scene locus reports • Scale plan drawing • Vehicle examination • Damage analysis • CCTV analysis

Road traffic collision investigation & reconstruction expert witness • Tachograph analysis • Locus assessments • Case review • Vehicle examinations • Seat belt examinations • Criminal & civil cases • Court attendance • Examination of light bulbs • Damage consistency reports • Insurance fraud • Examination of tyres • Death by dangerous driving • Careless driving matters • Liability disputes • Staged collisions • Electronic data recovery from airbag modules & vehicle ECUs • Low velocity whiplash • Personal injury claims • Human factors • Perception...

3D laser scanning and point cloud animation • Full accident investigation reconstruction reports • Scale plans • 2D and 3D animated reconstruction using Relmo software • Examination and interpretation of physical scene evidence • Car and motorcycle/bike camera videos • Locus reports • Attendance at court

Forensic collision investigation and reconstruction • Vehicle examination • Collision scene analysis • Vehicle examination • Tachograph analysis and route tracing • Expert report preparation • Expert evidence at court • Vehicle prohibition • Vehicle examination training • Crash data analysis • Tyre failure analysis • Tram collision investigation • Driver reaction analysis • Human factors analysis • Speed from CCTV and analysis • Conspicuity • Carriage of dangerous goods • Load security • Police incidents

Vehicle, plant & machinery fires • Escape of water (water leak) investigation • Mechanical failure investigation • Personal injury • Road traffic collisions

Tribology (dry and lubricated) and associated testing • Lubricants technology • Lubricant assessment - knowledge of a range of lubricants, their use, formulation and application • Failure analysis - materials aspects of the failure of equipment, root cause failure investigation and mitigation • Mechanical testing • Metrology

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 •...

Consultant Mechanical Engineer specialising in post-collision inspections of vehicles (heavy and light commercials, passenger carrying and cars), providing engineer's and CPR-compliant expert reports • Post-accident mechanical examinations of all vehicle types listed to establish if condition/defects/design were contributory I hold the University of Aberdeen School of Law Expert Witness Certificate (Bond Solon)

Inspection of all types of motor vehicles for litigation purposes • Motorcycles, motor cars, sport, classics, electric vehicles, LGV, motor homes, caravans, PSV, HGV, horseboxes & trailers • Petrol & diesel engine component failure diagnosis, automatic gearboxes, manual gearboxes • Motor vehicle theft • Fire-damaged vehicles • Corrosion & paintwork faults • Repossession inspections • Unroadworthy vehicles • Lectures on automotive engineering • SJE • Legal aid work undertaken • Assistance at trial • Founder Member of the Society...

A senior manager of structures & design within an engineering consultancy (established over 40 years) • Over 30 years' experience, with specialist knowledge of the following: • The roll-over of heavy goods vehicles • Structural analysis • Computational structural analysis • Design • Structural design

Expert in all areas of road traffic accident investigation & reconstruction • The service for civil & criminal matters includes: • Visit to the scene to obtain measurements for scale drawing • Photographs or video, as required • Read & comment on all witness statements • Comment on police reports, including accident investigation reports • Compile full & concise report as to cause of accident, supported by mathematics, where applicable • Give evidence in court, where I have been accepted as an expert for over 20 years

Graham Oakley is a former police forensic collision investigation expert who on retirement formed consultancy Crash Detectives Ltd based in Chelmsford, Essex. During the company's 25 year existence, he has investigated and prepared in excess of 450 forensic investigation reports for the assistance of various levels in both criminal and civil courts, ranging from magistrates' courts through to the high court. Investigations have been carried out on the instructions of numerous law firms, insurance companies,...

Reconstruction of road traffic accidents, opinion given on reconstructions already carried out by others • Plans & photographs prepared for use in court • Examination of vehicles in respect of mechanical failures or quality of repair work • Damage consistency

I was a forensic vehicle examiner employed by Thames Valley and Hampshire Police. I have examined a large number of vehicles over a 20 year period. These would include cars, HGV, PSV, motorcycles and plant equipment. I have identified many stolen vehicles over the same period. I have compiled witness statements for the CPS, and presented expert evidence in Crown, Magistrates', Civil and Coroner's Courts. Since retiring in 2021, I am now an independent forensic vehicle examiner undertaking expert work.

Technical fields: • Airport ground handling systems & equipment • Mobile & static airport ground power systems • Light rapid transit & people-mover systems • Guided vehicles, design & application • Automation & robotics • Automated steel foundry & aluminium smelter plants • Mechanical handling systems & equipment • Tractor, trailer & general vehicle design • Integrated military transport systems • Civil & military truck designs • Electric & hybrid vehicles • Electric & electronic equipment • Pharmaceutical advanced handling & blending...

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 services engineering, mechanical & electrical • Commercial vehicles • Mechanical components & machinery failure investigations • Engineering design

Mechanical engineering machinery & components • Engines, transmissions, turbines, compressors, pumps • Gears, chains, bearings, brakes, clutches, couplings • Lubrication methods & systems • Friction & wear • Industries: rail, automotive, power, process, food, manufacturing, alternative energy (wind), marine, aviation, mining, oil & gas, chemical Additional e-mail: [email protected]

All road traffic matters, specialising in forensic collision investigation in both criminal and civil forums. Key areas include CCTV analysis, vehicle examination, high-speed loss of control, civil litigation, review of other expert's reports, locus reports, plans and technical drawings. Mark is published in his field and has presented his research both nationally and internationally. He is also experienced in training others in this field and has vast experience of giving live evidence.

My main specialist field is the analysis & interpretation of forensic evidence & information gathered from road traffic collision scenes & incidents, examination of the vehicles involved, of the interviews of parties involved & other independent witness evidence. I have also specialised in the analysis of tachograph data in relation to speed & vehicle movements during collision events. I am a Bosch CDR Operator, where I am a Certified Technician & Analyst. I am able to analyse CCTV. I am a Certified PC Crash...

Building fires • Explosions • Marine fires • Vehicle, plant and machinery fires • Cargo spoilage • IMSBC cargo • IMDG cargo • Liquefaction • Contamination and pollution

Personal injury & road death accidents & collisions involving motor cars, motorcycles, public service vehicles, commercial vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians • Human factors, driver reaction times, vehicle factors, road safety audits, speed assessment & analysis • Image analysis from photographs, negatives, transparencies • Photogrammetry • Reconstructions & analysis & interpretation from CCTV evidence • Vehicle examination • Evaluation & analysis of existing reports • Fraudulent claims investigation • Dashcams, helmet cams,...

Bachelor of Engineering, Chartered Engineer and qualified forensic collision investigator, Philip Hoyes leads the forensic engineering team at GBB. GBB expertise has been credited in the High Court for its ‘research-based and reasoned approach’ and includes services such as: • Collision investigation/reconstruction • Occupant kinematics/biomechanics • Fire investigation • CCTV analysis • Crash data retrieval (CDR) and infotainment analysis • Mechanical and material failures • Road traffic accidents (RTA) • Laser...

I am competent to accept instructions in all aspects of UK motor insurance issues. I have extensive experience in motor delegated authority business.

Accident investigation • Forensic collision investigation • Road traffic accident reconstruction • Motor vehicle examinations • Scale plans • Expert reports • Photography & video • Damage profiles, critical speed & other tyre marks • Motorcycle collisions • Police vehicle collisions • Pedestrian collisions • HGV & bus collisions • Tachograph analysis • Video & still photography • Critical appraisal of previously prepared reports • 30 years' experience presenting evidence at court

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

Personal injury & fatal accidents, including: • Falling, tripping & slipping accidents • Workplace hazards • Machinery hazards • Manual handling, lifting & repetitive strain injury • Industry hazards • Cranes, lifts & forklift truck accidents • Domestic hazards • Commercial premises hazards & accidents • Sports & leisure accidents & hazards • Fairground & playground accidents • Musculoskeletal injury & diseases • Industrial products, including: • Defective equipment • Equipment failures • Product liability disputes • Product defects & injuries •...

Professional Competency in National & International Road Haulage Certificate Holder Consulting automobile engineers • Motor vehicle claims assessors & negotiators • Vehicle accident investigation & reconstruction • Specialist in international & national coach crashes • Motor vehicle damage assessments • Motor vehicle engineering & mechanical failures • Classic car damage assessment • Vintage car damage assessment • Vehicle damage specialists & unique vehicles • Emergency services vehicle damage & valuations

Consultant Forensic Engineer & expert witness undertaking the investigation of engineering incidents & personal injury accidents for commercial, legal & insurance clients • Provision of independent & impartial expert witness evidence • Mechanical, metallurgical & non-metallic materials (i.e. polymer, composite, rubber, glass & ceramic materials) based investigations • Forensic investigations both on-site & laboratory based • Component failure analysis, including expertise in fractography & electron microscopy (SEM) •...

Forensic, highways & construction meteorology • Routine & winter highway maintenance • Road traffic accident investigation & reconstruction • Slips, trips & falls • Ice & frost prediction & detection • Thermal mapping • Snow clearance • Adverse road conditions due to weather • Fog, wind, storm & rainfall analysis • Micro-climatology • Estimation of flooding • Road surveying • Surface water drainage • Weather forecasting

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