Expert Witnesses

An expert witness is a person with particular expertise in a specialised scientific field such as engineering, whose high degree of skill, training and experience qualifies them as an ‘expert’ in their field.  A judge will allow him or her to testify in court and provide an independent opinion relevant to issues in a case.  This opinion will be deemed to be helpful to the jury in understanding and determining the facts.

M.E.L. offer expert comment and opinion on the causes of accidents, occupational ill-health and equipment failure, and on potential breaches of regulations and standards.  We have given expert testimony on more than 100 occasions in Magistrates Courts, Crown Courts, County Courts and High Courts in both England and Scotland.

Factories, Workshops, Construction sites, Depots, Warehouses, Chemical plants, Foundries, Power stations, Food processing plants, Off-shore platforms, Transport premises, Quarries, Docks, Farms, Offices, Ships, Military establishments, Railways, Airports, Shops, Tunnels, Industrial vehicles, Abattoirs, Mills.