MEDS can offer a range of expert witness services in legal matters. Technical investigation experience can be offered in a variety of areas relating to Building Services, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering. These include:
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and plumbing services in buildings.
Building electrical installations including power distribution.
Mechanical equipment and machinery
Electrical equipment
Motor vehicles
Mr G.A. Morris has been appointed on a number of occasions as an expert witness in various litigation cases in both Scotland and England. He has also been appointed as a Joint Independent Expert in actions in Scotland and England. Supported by the firm’s resources, extensive experience has been gained in providing expert reports on various matters in the fields of:
Construction, Building & Engineering litigation.
Health & Safety, Fatal accidents & Personal Injury
Motor Vehicle
Evidence has been given at Arbitration, the Court of Session, the Technology & Construction Court and in the Sheriff Courts.
While carrying out expert witness work the firm has worked extensively with other Experts in the fields of architecture, structural and civil engineering, building and quantity surveying and fire investigators. Experience has been gained in producing and co-ordinating evidence in complex litigation cases.
When carrying out Expert Witness work, all investigations and reporting are carried out on an independent basis. The principles employed are to establish the facts from site investigations, documents and other available primary evidence sources and express an opinion based on that information.
Accident investigation (Construction) Air Conditioning / Ventilation Building / Construction / Architecture Building Electrical Services Building Gas supply Building Mechanical Services Building Services Engineering / General Building Water supply Buildings Health & Safety Construction Machinery / Plant Engineering Engineering / Production Health & Safety Handling / Lifting Health And Safety Hazard assessment (Health And Safety) Heating / Ventilation / Air Conditioning Heating Equipment Safety / Venting Industrial Accident / Injury Investigation Industrial Premises Health And Safety Compliance Latent defects (Construction) Lifting / Handling Machinery Machine Guarding Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering / General Offshore Accident Investigation Offshore Health And Safety Professional Fees Claims Professional indemnity (Construction) Sick Building / Legionella Etc Thermal Insulation Tribology