Specialist Engineering, Materials and Environmental Consultants
Work undertaken nationwide and internationally
RSK is a specialist firm of engineering, environmental and materials consultants. The group encompasses a wide range of professional engineers, scientists and technologists, with extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution.
The ever-changing landscape of environmental, health and safety legislation has significantly altered how organisations do business. Recent economic conditions, case law and changes in the sentencing guidelines for environmental and health and safety law are also increasing the number of cases brought forward requiring expert opinion both in defence and prosecution.
At RSK, we have found that the ability to understand and explain the complex technical issues that lie behind such disagreements is vital to a project or case's success. Our team of experts has extensive experience of delivering expert witness support in a range of disciplines. Our services can be tailored to offer assistance across the spectrum of project scales. We have supported legal consideration of local, site-specific cases and complex cases having both national and international significance.
Our expert witness services now encompass disciplines throughout the following broad areas:
Within the RSK wider Group, RSK’s “Materials and Structures” team has been at the forefront of construction material assessment for over 30 years. During this time, we have gained unparalleled experience evaluating different types of structures, environmental exposure conditions and deterioration mechanisms. Our in-house experts are frequently engaged in disputes relating to the following areas relating to the use of construction materials:
We are regularly asked by the legal community to provide assistance from our expert witnesses so that they can grasp the complexity of concerns, and those who are involved in the dispute may require our expert advisers to help develop their case. Our team is also knowledgeable with regard to civil disputes that arise, including design, site investigation, materials and structural issues, and sometimes a combination of these aspects.
RSK can provide a wide range of expert witnesses to assist parties in such disputes, variously acting for claimants, defendants or, in some circumstances, for all parties on a ‘single-joint' basis. Our services are based on compliance with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR 35).
All our senior experts have experience of providing expert reports, participating in experts' meetings and, ultimately, giving oral evidence in court or during arbitration, inquiries and, increasingly, mediation. Occasionally, similar skills are required for assisting the police, the Crown Prosecution Service or defendants in criminal cases.
RSK provides these services through a combination of its group companies, including long-established and respected professional consulting via the RSK, ADAS, Structural Soils, KMGP, Acies and Milner Associates brands.
Everything we do is underpinned by a commitment to quality, environmental, health and safety excellence, as exemplified by our certification to the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards.
