Provide balanced expert opinion on litigation issues regarding fire and flood restoration
The scale of disasters and specifically flooding has resulted in thousands of claims and many disputes about competent restoration or latent damage deffect .
We provide investigative reports or witness statement appraisal of water damage, flood and fire restoration issues.
We specifically assess and report on:
- Contents restoration
- Drying and latent damage issues
- Toxic mould analysis and identification
- Asbestos contamination and protocols
- Odour and sanitation issues
- Soot’s and corrosion
- Stains and visible damage
- Swelling, shrinkage, and general distortion of salvaged items
- IT system recovery
- Document recovery
- Building fault leakage and subsequent damage
- Contractor performance
- Claim management
Expertise
Competence as SJE in disaster recovery and restoration, including fire and flood damage restoration, mould, drying problems. Assessments of contractor actions and levels of competence in restorative works which includes plant, buildings and contents. All aspects of decontamination and contractor scope of works, results and latent damage issues. Special interest in, time line to completion and scope drift. Business Continuity management, planning and mitigation issues. Worldwide experience and highest international qualifications. I have undertaken various forensic and dynamic audits for insurance companies. Typical expert works for solicitors include mould contamination and extensive secondary damage caused by contractors incompetence or loss adjusters failure to manage.
We provide mediation reports, narrative and SJE services
Member of Academy of Experts and listed with www.expertwitness.co.uk