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Expert witness legal support from the position as an independent laboratory with a wealth of specialist knowledge and expertise in material testing.

Providing

Flexible Access to UKAS Laboratory

Providing a high degree of flexibility allowing companies and legal firms to observe testing in the laboratory.

Network of Leading Experts

Access to our leading in-house and external consultants with experience in handling expert witness cases.

Track Record of Successful Cases

Our testing and certification expertise is an invaluable tool to undertake legal challenges.

our expertise spans across a range of industries

pipe

•Pipe Failures

•Water & Gas

•Material composition

cable

• Fibre Optic Cable

• IP Disputes

• Pull Through Strength

industrial packaging

•Wheelie Bin

• UN Dangerous Goods

construction

• Safety Equipment

• Building Materials

• Fire Testing

military

Armour Systems

• Product Failure

• Materials

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Industry Experts

Technical Director

expert witness - Dr. Steven Rae

Operations Manager

Technical Manager

expert witness - Dr Alan McNicol

Consultant

Expert Witness Case Studies: Pipe

Problem: Claims to reject PVC water pipe system after 2 years of services.

Solution: Data collection and analysis.

We were approached by an expert retained by the main contractor to look at a large PVC water pipe system which the final user was trying to reject after 2 years of service, this program of work was comprehensive as the claims of the customer was constantly changed as one claim after another was rebuffed using data produced in our labs.

The data collected included:

  • hydrostatic regression analysis
  • glass transition temperature (Tg)
  • C ring testing / DCM
  • 3 point bend testing
  • material rejuvenation
  • tensile & compression testing
  • impact testing on prepared samples (Charpy & IZOD) and on full pipe sections
  • linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM)

The quality of the data was such that the week before the scheduled start of the court case the end user dropped their legal challenge on not just this system but also on a number of similar systems across the UK. The lawyer we were working for made the comment:

“A fantastic result has been achieved – with the case now at end – and a lot of that is down to the hard yards put in on the technical front, for which we are particularly indebted to Alan, Rob and the team at Impact Solutions.”

Expert Witness Case Studies: Cables

Problem: Optic fibre cables were claimed to be in breach of an existing patented optic fibre cable technology.

Solution: Hours of testing was conducted as instructed by the lawyers from both sides of the case. Full access to experts and lab facilities with flexible working hours was provided.

With our vast experience in polymers, plastic and composite materials, impact solutions have the capabilities to provide expert witness services. As an independent laboratory, we were approached to help with an intellectual property expert witness case, where optic fibre cables were tested to see if they were in breach of a patented technology. With specific requirements from our customer, we will be able to conduct regulatory testing in order to provide accurate and honest results. With this practical knowledge, we will be able to provide a detailed technical report, setting out our key findings and analysis. Likewise, as a UKAS accredited test lab, impact can either provide lab services for your expert or can use one of our own staff to act as your expert or suggest a contact from our extensive network of polymer specialists.

Hours of testing was conducted as instructed by the lawyers from both sides of the case. impact was able to provide full access to experts and lab facilities with flexible working hours.

As experts instructed to give advice, it is our duty to act in the best interest of our customer. Therefore, with key specifications and background information, we will be able to provide accurate conclusions as to your requirements.

We offer complete confidentiality, and no sensitive information or details will be disclosed. This will benefit a variety of industries such as construction, infrastructure, automotive, oil & gas, energy, consumer, electronics etc.

“A fantastic result that is down to the hard yards put in on the technical front for which we are indebted to the team at impact.”

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