Civil & Structural Engineering
Widely experienced in Structural and Civil Engineering, our experts assist our clients in understanding the technical aspects of a wide range of disputes, offering insights that facilitate informed decision making in complex situations.
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering is a broad discipline that plays a fundamental role in the delivery of safe, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure, including transportation systems, water systems, and public works. Civil engineers are responsible for the planning, design, construction, and management of large-scale infrastructure projects that are critical to the functioning of society.
Our expert civil engineers have been involved in:
- Evaluating failures and defects in highway, rail, and water infrastructure projects.
- Investigating drainage and flood management systems to identify design or construction deficiencies.
- Advising on delays, cost overruns, and claims arising from civil infrastructure projects.
- Supporting law firms and clients in arbitration, dispute resolution, and technical due diligence.
Common issues that our clients and law firms encounter include:
- Risk assessment and mitigation for complex or high value construction projects.
- Alleged structural defects or design inadequacies in buildings and infrastructure.
- Non-compliance with design codes, contract specifications or regulatory requirements.
- Failures in water, drainage and transportation systems leading to service disruption or damage.
Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering is a specialised field within engineering focused on the design, analysis, and construction of structures like buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure. Structural engineers play a crucial role in guaranteeing that these structures are safe, resilient, efficient, functional, and able to withstand the forces and environmental conditions they will face throughout their service life.
Our expert structural engineers have been involved in:
- Preparing technical reports for litigation and arbitration, including analysis of construction methodology and compliance with standards.Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
- Reviewing complex structural failures and defects in commercial and residential buildings.
- Assessing building performance under extreme loading conditions and post-disaster scenarios.
- Providing expert advice on the design adequacy of bridges, high-rise structures, and civil infrastructure.
We have a highly experienced team of Electromechanical Engineers with a wide range of sector experience.
Our expert MEP engineers have completed a varied range of projects, collaborating with sovereign wealth funds, real estate companies, property managers, developers, investors, and government bodies, across all stages of the Engineering Process (from concept and planning through to delivery and handover).
This breadth of experience underpins our expertise in both Expert Witness and Advisory work and provides a deep understanding of the issues they are instructed to opine on. Our clarity of explanation helps clients and their legal teams to better understand the technical matters and thereby provides valuable insights that lead to informed decision making in relation to complex problems.
We provide our clients with an independent view of the cause(s) of technical issues, so that our Clients can make informed decisions on how to proceed.
Common technical issues our experts are instructed to opine on include:
- Smoke clearance systems
- Appropriate levels of design and construction information
- Design Liability and Design Team competency
- Non-Compliance with Building Regulations
- Defective construction and workmanship (M & E installations)
- MEP system defects
- MEP equipment latent defects
- MEP installation resilience
- Insufficient capacity
- Failure to comply with the Employer’s Requirements
- Practical completion and handover
- Fire alarm and sprinkler design