John has over 30 years’ experience as an acoustic consultant, covering all aspects of acoustics. These include environmental noise and vibration surveys, planning noise and vibration impact assessments, architectural acoustics, building services acoustics, acoustic testing, computer modelling and simulation, and construction/demolition monitoring. John provides expert witness services, representing developers, local authorities, publicans and others from the entertainment industry. He has presented evidence...

Investigation of engineering, materials and corrosion-related failures • Mechanical failures in load-bearing components • Glass damage • Metallurgical incidents • Analysis of fire-damaged metals • Fibre identification • Investigation of cargo damage • Cargo liquefaction cases • Incidents involving coating failures (paint) I have provided expert testimony in court in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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

Unexploded ordnance (UXO) • Explosives and effects • Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) • Maritime • Improvised explosive device disposal • Maritime warfare • Clearance diving • Mine countermeasures • Salvage • Bomb disposal • Explosives mitigation and safety • Explosive storage

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...

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) •...

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

GNSS & GPS forensics • Jamming & interference analysis • Phone positioning (Android & iPhone) • Satellite & radio navigation & communications • Vehicle telematics tracking & insurance • Electronic offender tags • SatNavs • Aviation & maritime navigation & communications • Integrity & safety systems • AIS • Timing • Patents & IP

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...

Also consulting at: 88 Rodney Street, LIVERPOOL, L1 9AR Neurology, general • Head injury • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) • Spinal cord injury • Cervical injuries • High altitude & mountain medicine • Epilepsy • Multiple sclerosis • Cold injury • Medical negligence • General medico-legal work • Disability assessments • Genuineness of complaints • Stroke • Parkinson's disease • Motor neurone disease • Brain tumours • Whiplash injuries • Subarachnoid haemorrhage • Meningitis • Sequelae of anaesthetic accidents • Health fraud

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...

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

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

Fire investigation • Explosion investigation • Bulk cargo investigation • Bulk solid cargo subject matter expert

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

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

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

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,...

With 26 years’ experience, WeatherNet have expertise and experience in all aspects of weather • Since 1997, WeatherNet have prepared in excess of 2600 weather-related legal reports • In the last 26 years, WeatherNet have provided weather-related reports for the following cases: • Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) • Personal Injury Claims (Falling, Tripping and Slipping Accidents) • Flooding and Drainage Claims • Domestic and Commercial Insurance Claims • Liability • Travel and Transit • Agricultural Incidents • Contract Disputes •...

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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...

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

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

Nick is a Chartered Engineer and has been a mechanical engineer at Brookes Bell since 2005. He obtained MEng in Mechanical Engineering with Energy Studies from The University of Strathclyde in 1999. He obtained PhD in fluid mechanics research in 2005. His principal role at Brookes Bell is Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis for various hydrodynamic and aerodynamic projects and fire simulations. He has advised clients as an independent expert on a number of legal cases and given evidence in arbitration...

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.

Experience covers failure investigations on: • Metals: ferrous & non-ferrous • Non-metals: plastics & glass • Welding & fabrication • Lifting equipment, cranes, hoists, chains, nylon slings & hooks • Fire damage • Plant & machinery component failures • Construction materials & components: bolts, rebar, glazing units, etc. • Surface coatings: metallic, organic or thermally sprayed • Non-destructive testing • Historic structures & materials: bronze, cast iron & wrought iron • Corrosion problems: inland & marine • Marine failures:...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Metallurgist, materials scientist, inspection and failure expert • 40 years+ experience • Experienced expert witness • Non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT, NDE) • Failure analysis • Metallurgical analysis • Fracture mechanisms • Inspection performance & reliability • Probability of detection (POD) • Human reliability • Digitalisation • Corrosion • Cracking • Hydrogen embrittlement (HIC) • Welding defects • Steam turbine failures • Hospital pipework • Storage tanks & facilities • Pipelines • Composite materials (GRP, CFRP) • Offshore • Oil...

Experienced in forensic investigation, examination & the presentation of written & oral evidence regarding: Telecommunications • Cell Site Analysis • Radio measurements & surveys • GPRS • 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE), 5G • Call pattern/attribution analysis (i2) • Fixed & mobile telephone call records analysis • Mobile handset & SIM card examination & data extraction • SIM card cloning • HEX dumping • Fraudulent use • Malicious calls • Billing issues • Surveillance • Interception • Inspections & performance analysis • Fax & data •...