Expert witness

If you're looking for a reliable expert witness to assist on issues of health, safety or environmental risk, ASK offers a wealth of experience and technical expertise. Our consultants have produced written and oral evidence in criminal and civil cases (on behalf of claimants, defendants and as single joint expert), commercial arbitrations in London, New York and Sydney, major public inquiries and judicial reviews. Issues in selected cases include:

• Total loss of a container vessel due to fire and explosion in the Middle East.
   
• Review of a fire investigation in an alleged arson case. [Read more]
   
• Damage to crops by fallout from a power station burning unconventional fuel.

• Modelling of atmospheric concentrations and deposition of toxic and ecotoxic material from rocket exhausts. [Read more]
   
• Characterisation of the contamination risk posed by a proposed hazardous waste site to a local cocoa factory. [Read more]
   
• Safety issues raised by the proposed expansion of a UK international airport, including third-party risks from aircraft crashes onto major hazard sites and residential areas.

Other ASK services:
Incident investigation
Regulatory compliance
Due diligence audits
Lecturing / training
Contract research