Mr Halcrow in SHETLAND
John Halcrow has over 40 years’ experience in the maritime industry as a marine engineer, surveyor and consultant, and specialises in the highly regulated offshore construction and support sector, with experience of oil and gas, offshore wind, including floating offshore wind projects. He is a Member of the Baltic Exchange, as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), supporting member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association...
Dr Cook in CARDIFF
Fire investigation • Explosion investigation • Bulk cargo investigation • Bulk solid cargo subject matter expert
Eur Ing Lopez in LONDON
Rotating equipment • Packaged equipment • Machinery damage assessments • Mechanical and piping systems • MEP, oil, gas, power, petrochemical and energy transition • Pipelines • Wind turbine generators • Gearboxes • Pumps • Compressors • Diesel generators • Gas turbines • Air coolers • Heat exchangers • Heaters • HVAC • Pressure vessels • Valves • Lifting equipment • Asset integrity • LNG • LPG • Offshore • Cost estimates • Accident investigation • Root cause analysis • Contract management • Tendering • Procurement
Mr Carlisle in UPMINSTER
30 years working in power generation • Industrial plant • Project development and operations Experienced with major coal, oil and gas-fired power plants • Renewable energy • Wind turbines • Solar farms • Biomass • Electrical networks • Repair and maintenance facilities • Rotating machinery • Diesel engine generators • Gas-fired engines • Boilers • Transformers • Gas and steam turbines • Steam systems • Compressors • Pumps • Heat exchangers • Fuel preparation and storage • Materials handling • Investigations and root cause analysis • Drafting reports
Dr Rose in LONDON
Building fires • Explosions • Marine fires • Vehicle, plant and machinery fires • Cargo spoilage • IMSBC cargo • IMDG cargo • Liquefaction • Contamination and pollution
Eur Ing Lumley in LONDON
Technical: • Petroleum products, including treatment design & development • Energy conservation & management • Environment • Oil & gas processing • Pipelines • Metal cutting • Metal forming • Mineral oil extraction • Gas supply & control • Pharmaceutical products • Process plant • Pressure vessels • Food & drink processing machinery • Chemical industry machinery • Welding • Functional: • Consultancy services • Process engineering & contracting • Quality control • Assurance & inspection ISO 9001/2 • Project management • Purchasing & procurement • Contracting •...
Mr Butcher in WARRINGTON
Process plant hazards • Major hazards risk assessment • Oil, gas, LPG, LNG hazards • Hydrocarbon fires • Explosion analysis (accidental) • Event frequency analysis • Quantified risk assessment (QRA) • Toxic gas hazards • COMAH safety cases • Major accidents to the Environment (MATTE), etc.
Ms Bossley in LONDON
Crude oil and refined oil products trading • Energy derivatives • Finance and risk management • Oil project financing • Oil shipping • Logistics • Valuation and value adjustment mechanisms • Commodity market regulation
Mr Aron in LONDON
David Aron has over 20 years’ experience of energy expert witness work. He has acted as an expert at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague and the World Bank Tribunal in Washington. He has been the determining expert in an energy price dispute between Australian producers and an Asian buyer. He has also been an expert at the London Court of International Arbitration and the UK High Court, as well as the International Chamber of Commerce. He is a Member of the Academy of Experts.
Dr Renondeau in WARRINGTON
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
Mr Lynagh in TIDESWELL
Investigation of weather events world-wide • Specialist in marine meteorology • Storm analysis • Assessment of the accuracy of weather forecasts • Climate world-wide • Reconstruction of past weather events • Meteorological statistics • Forensic meteorology • Weather information relating to insurance claims • Weather related to accidents
Mr White in TAVISTOCK
Water resources • Water quality • Water supply, distribution • Drinking water quality & treatment • Sewage, waste water management • Oil spill environmental impact assessment, pollution, treatment • River pollution • Contaminated land relative to water quality • Legionella risk assessments
Mr Laslett in HYTHE
Project planning & scheduling • Critical path analysis (CPA) • Delay & extension of time (EOT) • Project management • Project controls • Project engineering • Technical • Capital projects • All above in the following sectors: Offshore oil & gas, FPSOs, decommissioning, petrochemicals, pipelines, shipbuilding, oil rigs, power generation, renewables (including offshore wind farms, solar, wave/tidal), infrastructure, capital projects
Mr De Silva in LONDON
Structural engineering • Civil engineering • Residential, domestic, commercial, retail, industrial, infrastructure, education, arts & leisure, oil & gas • Buildings • High-rise • Underground structures • Retaining structures • Foundations • Basements • Car parks • Bridges • Ports • Petrochemical facilities • Offshore structures • Wind turbines • Industrial buildings • Heavy civils • Infrastructure • Rail • Airports • Stations • Silos • Domes • Concrete shells • Steel grid shells • Portal frames • Tanks • Liquid retaining structures • Structural analysis • Structural...
Mr Camplin in LEEDS
Escapes of water, oil and gas • Composites • Glass and ceramics • Plastics and polymers • Construction injuries • Falls from height • Noise and vibration injuries • Lifting operations • Collision reconstruction
Eur Ing Patel in WORCESTER PARK
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...
Mr Cuthill in GLASGOW
Marine accidents and incidents • Mooring of offshore structures • Drilling rig relocation and mooring • Marine operations - general • Marine operations - oil and gas sector • Marine operations - renewables sector • Marine warranty - drilling rigs • Marine warranty - offshore projects • Vessel charters
Mr Peat in GLASGOW
Escapes of water, oil and gas • Mechanical engineering • Building fires • Explosions • Vehicle, plant and machinery fires • White goods appliance fires • Composites • Glass and ceramics • Plastics and polymers • Manual handling
Mr Sharp in SHEFFIELD
Quantity surveying • Quantum • Construction contracts • Quantification and valuation of work carried out • Quantification of damages, loss and/or expenses incurred • Liability in professional negligence matters • Liability in professional indemnity matters • Programming issues (e.g. delay, extension of time, acceleration and disruption) • Due diligence forensic examination of companies and projects
Mr Bralsford in MABLETHORPE
Russell Bralsford is an expert in the fields of domestic and industrial plumbing and heating systems. Having over 50 years of experience in domestic and commercial environments, Mr Bralsford has been engaged by leading law firms, legal practices and insurance companies to give evidence and opine in cases involving poor working practices, personal injury and property damage, and the design and efficiency of plumbing and heating systems.
Mr Caldwell in LONDON
Company valuation - expert witness in quantum and damages in dispute, and commercial valuation • International arbitration and bilateral investment treaties • Worldwide litigation • Loss of profits and breach of warranties • Shareholder and joint venture determinations • Single joint expert in high-value matrimonial disputes • Banking and financial services • Oil and gas • Russia and the CIS • Intellectual property • Private company minority share valuation
Mr Sylvester-Evans in GULLANE
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 •...
Mr Dargavel in WORKINGTON
Front end engineering, design, construction and commissioning of process plant, pipelines and above-ground storage tanks.
Mr Smith in BIRMINGHAM
Accident investigation: • Industry & industrial premises • Construction & building • Docks • Agriculture • Transport & road traffic, highways • Offices & shops • Hospitals & nursing homes • Education • Sport & leisure • Offshore oil & gas • Occupational health & safety: • Noise-induced hearing loss (deafness) • Industrial diseases, including dermatitis • Respiratory illness, including asthma • Ergonomics & manual handling • Work-related upper limb disorder (RSI) • Slipping & tripping accidents • Ladders & scaffolding • Mechanical engineering: •...
Mr Bloor in READING
All matters relating to the production & management of all classes of farm livestock (dairy, beef, sheep, pigs & goats) • Grassland management & forage production • Financial losses relating to disease(s) within farm livestock • Genetic improvement within farm livestock • The growing & production of arable crops (wheat, barley, oats, peas, beans, oilseed rape) • The storage of such crops • Gross margin analysis of agricultural enterprises • Loss of agricultural income resulting from damage, introduction of diseases into...
Mr Kershaw in WARRINGTON
EC-registered Analytical Chemist (until register closed March 2014) • EC-registered eligibility as Qualified Person in the pharmaceutical industry • Formerly Senior Lecturer in Forensic Analytical Science & Programme Leader for Undergraduate Forensic Science at Manchester Metropolitan University • Former member of several MAFF, EC, BSI & ISO committees & working parties • Author of both refereed papers & other articles • Microbiological & chemical consultancy, testing & writing, including chemistry, chemicals, microbiology,...
Mr Farquharson in WOKING
I am Director of MaaStran Ltd and Smartran Consulting. I have been responsible for investigating and resolving many contractual issues and disputes. I have most recently appeared as Expert Witness in a dispute taken to ICC Tribunal by a public authority against a technology services supplier. I led the preparation of two reports, guidance to the client, presented to Tribunal, underwent cross-examination and participated in an expert witness conference. Our client won this case and was awarded a substantial...
Mr Gadsdon in LEATHERHEAD
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
Mr Mills in NORWICH
I can accept instructions and give an opinion on matters relating to Commissioning & Start-Up (CSU) and Systems Completion. My skills, knowledge, qualifications and experience are applicable across a range of industries and types of project: • Renewable energy • Onshore oil and gas • Offshore oil and gas • Downstream petrochemicals • Pharmaceuticals • Nuclear new build • Nuclear decommissioning • Process plants and facilities • Greenfield and brownfield modifications • Shutdowns/turnarounds on plants and facilities
Mr Lovis in SANDBACH
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) •...
Mr Polak in LIVERPOOL
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:
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Hughes in CARLISLE
Occupational safety & health representation • Accident/incident investigation • Risk assessment & analysis • Management systems • Safe work systems • Human factors • Engineering failures • Compliance • Due diligence • Expert witness • COVID 19 risk assessment, audit & compliance checking • Review of systematic failures and consequences investigation.
Dr Ketchell in WARRINGTON
Process plant hazards • Major hazards risk assessment • Oil, gas, LPG, LNG hazards • Hydrocarbon fires • Explosion analysis (accidental) • Event frequency analysis • Evacuation assessment • System reliability • Quantified risk assessment • Toxic gas hazards • COMAH safety cases • Storage hazards of petrol, diesel, jet fuel, liquefied gases, etc. • Building fires
Mr Robins in UTTOXETER
After training as a marine engineer, I pursued a career in heat and mass transfer until establishing my own consulting firm. I was first retained by the Department of Energy, then by the DTI Design Advisory Service and the Production Engineering Research Association. I have since undertaken 46 plant design and build projects alongside 53 process consultancies, and completed 17 expert witness instructions. My CEng registration was predicated by the design and engineering of major projects for Alcan Aluminium,...
Mr John in LONDON
Upstream oil and gas investment decisions • Oil and gas economic evaluation • Company valuation • Strategic risk assessment • Company strategy • Investment portfolio analysis • Decision processes • Joint venture decision making • Non-operator decision making • Tie-back decisions • Infrastructure planning • Area planning • End of field life • Cessation of production • Asset strategy • Field redevelopment decisions • Development planning • Country entry • Opportunity screening
Mr Correa in ESHER
• Forensic engineering and expert witness services • Delay and quantum analysis • Construction disputes • Complex insurance claims
Dr Cox MBE in MORDEN
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
Mr Hastings in BASED IN SWANSEA
I was stationed in Singapore for 25 years, employed as a Technical Superintendent and latterly Technical Manager for shipping companies based in Singapore. I formed Crescent Marine, a company in Singapore, some 5 years ago dealing with many and varied clients in Singapore. I also wished to undertake marine-related work upon returning to England, which I have done last year. I have very successfully undertaken claims for and against the insurance industry companies during my stay in Singapore and have enclosed...
Mrs Martin in BIRMINGHAM
Asbestos exposure & illness: asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer & pleural disease claims, property contamination • Occupational noise exposure (NIHL) in all industries • Occupational health - respiratory, dermal & cancer claims, e.g. dust, metals, silica, solvents, gases, lead, temperature & light • RSI/workplace injury • Musculoskeletal, PPE issues & accidents • Microbiology: mould & bacteria, Aspergillus spp • Water quality/source for injury, health (e.g. Legionellosis) & property • Land contamination by spillage...
Mr Richards in ANDOVER
Chemical engineering • Compressor • Concept selection • Corrosion • Facilities • Facilities engineering • Field development • Flow assurance • FPSO • FSO • Gas • Offshore • Oil • Onshore • Material selection • Pipelines • Piping • Platforms • Process engineering • Processing • Project engineering • Risers • Subsea • Topsides • Upstream • Midstream
Dr Vince in BECKENHAM
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...