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EXPERT WITNESS REGISTER

The Expert Witness Register is a register of Guild members who are willing to act as expert witnesses on scientific, engineering, business, or legal aspects of the pipeline industry.

The entries below have been compiled from information provided by the individuals themselves; whilst entries have been obtained in good faith, the Guild cannot be held responsible for their veracity, nor can it accept responsibility for any advice or evidence given.

A brief description of areas of expertise is given; for more information, you are invited to contact the individuals direct.


J.M.Alhadeff
Cresseners, Chatham Hall Lane, Great Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 1BZ
Management and economics of multi-products pipelines.

C.E.Alvey
PO Box 331, Ferndale 2160, South Africa
Specifications and quality assurance of pipe linings and coatings.

Dr M.R.Ashburner
Hillcrest, 192 Chester Road, Stonnall, Walsall WS9 9DF
Assessment of reports of pipeline commissioning and testing activities. Damaged pipeline recovery. Major project management in Europe and Asia.

S.Blackman
Welding Engineering Research Centre, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Beds MK43 0AL
Pipeline construction, welding, weldability, material selection, linepipe procurement, linepipe metallurgy, weld defects, weld failure, in-service repairs.

D.Briggs
35 Eigie Avenue, Balmedie, Aberdeen AB23 8WG
Subsea engineering, inspection, repair, and maintenance of subsea infrastructure.

D.J.Brooker
18 Rose Bushes, Epsom Downs, Surrey KT17 3NX
Member, Academy of Experts, and accredited mediator. Over 100 court appearances, including cases of personal injury in engineering construction; maintenance; contract management; mechanical failures; and pipeline inspection in the UK and overseas.

D.A.S.Bruton
Boreas Consultants Ltd, 102-104 Sheen Road, Richmond-on-Thames, London TW9 1UF
Subsea pipelines.

P.R.Clasper
Kelso Villa, Upper Bristol Road, Bath BA1 3AU
Seabed surveys and site investigation, route design, construction and inspection.

S.T.Culshaw
57 Wilminston Drive, Chiswick, London W4 3HA
Maritime boundary definition, marine pollution.

J.C.Douglas
Blackwater Mfg Ltd, 2 Faraday Road, Glenrothes, Fife KY6 2RU
Specification of pipe, fittings, and coatings used in gas and water, and steel pipelines operating up to 100bar pressure.

G.P.Eaton
12a Home St, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Design and operation of oil and gas, onshore pipelines designed to B31.4 and B 31.8.

S.W.Gorton
Mulberry House, 5 Earthwaite Green, Fulbridge Road, Peterborough, Cambs PE4 6SZ
Chartered engineer and qualified builder: speciality construction management of welded steel pipelines, pipe landings, terminals, offshore structures, tunnels, process plant, and conventional structures.

M.Hadley
Flat 2, 69 East St, Brighton BN1 1HQ
Environmental impact asssessment, environmental auditing, and environmental surveys of all linear pipelines.

D.K.Holliday
26 The Grove, Marton, Middlesbrough, N Yorks TS7 8AA
Engineering and scientific aspects of ethylene pipelines.

W.K.Hughes
Esso Petroleum Co Ltd, Hythe Terminal, Hardley, Southampton SO45 3NR
Pipeline inspection, fitness-for-purpose, and repairs.

A.Jackson
Fisher German, The Grange, 80 Tamworth Road, Ashby de la Zouche, Leics LE65 2BW
Land rights aquisition, wayleave and pipeline management, and compulsory purchase and compensation.

Dr R.K.Jain
Higherdesigns Ltd, 61 Upper Selsdon Road, Sanderstead CR2 8DJ
Subsea pipelines: all aspects of design, analysis, and subsea installation.

D.A.Jones
Farm Cottage, Hall Lane, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancs L40 5UW
Compliance with pipeline safey legislation including risk assessment of major hazard pipelines and related public safety issues.

F.S.Joynson
Woodstock, 7 Oldfield Drive, Heswall, Wirral CH60 6SS
Design, installation, and refurbishment of subsea pipelines, flowline bundles, landfalls, and marine outfalls.

R.A.King
Corrosion Services, 34 Cecil Road, Manchester M9 6RQ
Materials selection and corrosion of oil and gas production and transmisison systems.

R.N.Knott
69 Derby Road, Duffield, Belper DE56 4FL
High-pressure pipeline design, routeing, construction, operation, maintenance, project management, claims, pipeline standards.

K.C.Lax
POBox 203, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4WT
Cathodic protection. Stray current corrosion control. Pipeline rehabilitation.

E.R.G.Lynde
Sogutozu Caddesi 31, Sogutozu, Ankara 06520, Turkey
28 years overseas experience in quantity surveying, planning and scheduling, contract management, claim negotiation, etc., on pipelines and facilities.

R.J.Lucas
73 Palace Road, Hampton Court, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9DN
Over 34 years experience in engineering design, construction supervision and project management of on- and offshore oil and gas pipeline systems in the UK and overseas.

B.E.McGuire
8 Barnfield Riase, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7RW
Internal and external corrosion protection of on- and offshore pipelines. Rehabilitation, rapid trenching, and no-dig technologies.

N.W.Nash
20 Church End, Haddenham, Bucks HP17 8AE
Management, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and operation of rigid and flexible offshore pipelines and risers.

M.Newton
WS Atkins, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5BW
Expert witness experienced in litigation, arbitration, and public inquiry relating to design and construction of water-supply systems and pipelines.

D.Norman
Glynn Heath, West Pentire Road, Crantock, Cornwall TR8 5SA
Coatings, particularly pipeline coatings, and corrosion control.

M.W.Ogden
18 Glen Brook Road, Telford TF2 9QY
Causes of external corrosion on buried plant.

M.J.Osborne
c/o Entec UK Ltd, Windsor House, Gadbrook Business Centre, Gadbrook Road, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 7TN
All aspects of the designand construction of long sea outfalls and subsea pipelines.

A.C.Palmer
49 Ashley Gardens, Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QF
Marine pipeline design and construction; Arctic offshore engineering; damage to pipelines; explosions.

P.G.Parkinson
57 Gorselands, Andover Road, Newbury, Berks RG14 6PU
Environmental aspects of on- and offshore pipeline routeing, mitigation, consents,and construction. ISO 14001 implementation.

D.A.Pearson
Segro House, Pattenden Lane, Marden, Kent TN12 9QJ
Estimating, quantity surveying, claims, contract and cost engineering, evaluations, measurement, world-wide.

J.Pitchford
1 Rectory Dene, Morpeth, Northumberland
Pipeline pigging and in-line inspection.

J.Prudhoe
Kirkton House, Silver Garth, Barton, Richmond, N Yorks DL10 6NG
Contract claims on matters of quantum, planning, 'cause and effect'.

A.B.Rhead
A.B.Rhead & Associates Ltd, Kendalmere, 177 Chorley New Road, Bolton BL1 4QZ
e-mail: bolton_office@abrhead.co.uk

M. Robinson
518 South Star Ave, Panama City, Florida, USA 32404
Concrete weight coatings of subsea pipelines and the equipment

L.A.R.Ross
3 Jenner Drive, West End, Woking, Surrey GU24 9HU
Construction, contractual, and employment facets of gas, oil, and water pipelines in the UK, Emirates, Libya, and Nigeria. No fees.

P.Rumsey
20 Sunny Bank, Epsom, Surrey KT18 7DX
Pipelines for water and gas. Ground movements associated with excavation and tunnelling. Geotechical engineering.

A.A.Ryder
The Forge, Pentre Lane, Ashton, Chester
Specialist in environmental issues associated with pipeline construction and, in particular, matters associated with the crossing of fragile environments such as moorland.

R.J.P.Sargologo
Field Fisher Waterhouse, 35 Vine St, London EC3N 2AA
Solicitor, specilaizing in all aspects of obtaining rights by consent or compulsion to lay gas, petroleum, or chemical pipelines.

T.Smithers
Veale Wasbrough, Lawyers, Orchard Court, Orchard Lane, Bristol BS1 5WS
All legal issues associated with the construction and management of cross-country pipelines, including law ownership, easements and subterranean leases, planning and environmental matters. Pipe Lines Act regulations, and protective legislation.

Dr E. Spence
18 Albert Den, Aberdeen
Air quality assessment.

C.M.Spree
Owletts, Cobham, Kent DA12 3AP
NDT expert, running a UKAS MET lab and systems for 22 years.

R.F.Stokes
15 Down Ampney, Cirencester, Glos GL7 5QW
Materials for pipes and fittings in the water and sewerage industries.

G.C.Sutton
Freeth Melhuish, 24 Holywell Hill, St Albans, Herts AL1 1BZ
web site: http://www.freethmelhuish.co.uk
Compensation, land title, and boundary disputes, reinstatement disputes, land valuation.

Dr J.Swan
RSK Environment Ltd, 16 Frogmore Lane, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP3 9RW
Environmental impact assessment and management of enviromental issues during construction of cross-country pipelines, ecpecially in sensitive habitats.

W.A.Sykes
Upper Woodcockdale, Linlithgow EH49 6QE
Specification and application/installation of flowmeters.

J.Thomson
Jason Consultants Ltd, 33 Sutherland St, London SW1V 4JU
Extensive international experience as an expert witness in all aspects of trenchless technology for wastewater, water, gas, and cable installation and rehabilitation.

A.J.Walker
Oak Tree Cottage, Lyndhurst Road, Hinton Admiral, Hants BH23 7DS
Corrosion consultant (pipeline coatings); specialist in coal-tar and asphalt enamels and wraps; project overseeing; staff training; and failure investigations.

N.M.Williams
12 Tan-y-Bryh, Llambedr, Ruthin, Denbeigh LL15 1AQ
Design and planning, procedures, contract documents, construction management of submarine pipeline outfalls, landfalls, marine crossings, and general shallow-water construction.

D.A.Willis
11 Field Hey Lane, Willaston, Neston CH64 1TG
Offshore and onshore pipelines including landfalls, major crossings, and river crossings installed by open-cut or no-dig techniques.

Dr J.A.Witz
BPP Technical Services Ltd, Dilke House, 1 Malet St, London WC1E 7SN
Flexible pipes, umbilicals, marine cables.


 

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