INSTRUCTION FROM BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE BOROUGH COUNCIL
To review the compliance of 270 hot water storage vessels in regard to building regulations of England, in particular Part G3
Representative Case Studies
Examples of Our Expert Witness Experience
The following case studies illustrate the breadth of our expert witness work across plumbing, heating, renewable technologies, retrofit compliance and mechanical building services. Client identities and sensitive details have been omitted where appropriate to maintain confidentiality.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Leakage emanating from W/C cistern.
Instruction from Wingrove Law
A case based upon water contamination of a mains water supply to a property.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon alleged plumbing and heating defects.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a newly installed extension to an existing heating system.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Survey and report upon a commercial heating system in a new build nursing home.
Instruction from DWF London
Survey and report upon a new gas boiler installation in a small private property.
Instruction from DWF Leicester
Survey and report upon a heating system within a children's nursery following an incident whereby a child received burns.
Instruction from DWF Penzance
Survey and report upon an undersized bio mass boiler installation.
Instruction from Wickham Bishops
Survey and report upon the efficiency of a bio mass boiler installation.
Instruction from DWF Penzance
Survey/Report based upon a bio mass boiler installation.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Survey of water leakage in to a first floor flat from a property above.
Instruction from Simon Nabbaro
Survey/Report upon poor water pressure to a plumbing installation.
Private Instruction
Carry out an inspection of poor drainage to a property.
Instruction from Browne Jacobson Nottingham
Discussion on whether a shower/pipe connector was fit for purpose.
Instruction from Browne Jacobson Nottingham
Discussion of oil leakage from Stanley Heating Stove.
Private Instruction
Provision of report based on soil and waste drainage.
Instruction from Deighton Pierce Glyn
Report/Survey of properties of central heating installation.
Private Instruction
Provision of letter of comfort in relation to central heating system.
Instruction from Blake Morgan Eastleigh
Report on attributes of gas fired central heating system.
Instruction from DWF Liverpool
Report/Survey on installation of Rayburn Stove.
Private Instruction
Discussing attributes of a boiler installation.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Discussing attributes of drainage problems.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Discussing plumbing and leakage to a property.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Survey and report upon poor living conditions within an apartment.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Survey and report on water leak.
Instruction from DWF Nottingham
Survey and report on a large bio mass boiler installation to a manor house.
Instruction from DAC Rotherham
Survey and report on a leak from a central heating boiler.
Private Instruction
Survey and report on a plumbing and heating system.
Private Instruction
Report on a poor water supply to a flat.
Private Instruction
Survey and report on a heating system.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Report on a burst flexi pipe to a restaurant kitchen.
Private Instruction
Survey and report on a poor bathroom installation.
Instruction from B Smith Portsmouth
Survey and report on a communal heating system to 16 apartments.
Private Instruction
Report on a poor bathroom installation.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Survey and report on leaks in apartment block.
Instruction from Spence and Horne
Survey and report on poor overall conditions of a flat within a block of flats.
Instruction from Halifax Police
Survey and report on a serious scalding incident to a juvenile.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Survey and report on a Air Source Heat Pump installation.
Instruction from Brodies Airdrie
Report on a poor drainage installation.
Instruction from Langleys
Report on a heating system.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Survey and report on a leak from a W/C.
Private Instruction
Survey and report of a heating system to a large house.
Private Instruction
Inspect and report on poor drainage of a large refurbished property.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Report surrounding a Scalemaster fitting.
Private Instruction
Survey and report on a poorly fitted kitchen installation.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Report on a Air Source Heat Pump installation.
Instruction from Resham PLC
Carry out a survey and provide details of a plumbing and heating installation to a retail outlet.
Rashmen/Hebden Bridge
Provide a report based upon a plumbing and heating installation.
Private Instruction
Survey and report on a plant room in a large apartment tower block.
Private Instruction
Report surrounding a full plumbing and heating installation to a new property.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Inspect the flueing of boilers within a block of flats.
Private Instruction
Inspect poor plumbing works within a private property.
Instruction from Shelter Housing
Investigate leaks from an adjoining property.
Instruction from Barden Energy
Investigate the circumstances of a plant room fire.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Investigation into a gas boiler installation in a domestic property.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Central Hall Westminster - Investigate corrosion of a central heating system within this huge historical building.
Private Instruction
Investigate noise disturbance emanating from a heating system within a flat above our client's property.
Instruction from Barden Energy
Investigate the cause of a fire to an insulation jacket within a plant room.
Instruction from Cleveland Trading Standards
Carry out a survey and provide a report based upon a bathroom installation.
Instruction from Mr Jones and Mr Flower
Carry out a survey and provide a report based upon a wet room and underfloor heating.
Instruction from J Flood
Investigate the failure of a wet room floor within a bathroom , Leeds.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Investigate corrosion to pipework within a block of flats in London.
Instruction form Millstone Estate Agents
Survey and report on poor plumbing work, Norwich.
Instruction from M Jones
Carried our survey and report into a poor bathroom installation, North Yorkshire.
Instruction from I Hawkins
Survey and report into the wrong type of boiler installation, Teeside.
Instruction from Y Walker
Report on damage caused by a leak from a W/C cistern, Winchester.
Instruction from C Venes
Report on damage caused by a leak from above flat, London.
Instruction from DAC Beachcroft
Report on underfloor heating and floor tile installation to wet room, Lincoln.
Instruction from Saracens Solicitors
A report based upon a shattered shower screen.
Instruction from Slater Gorden Solicitors
A report on a natural gas boiler installed on to a LPG supply, Lincolnshire.
Instruction from DAS Law Solicitors
Survey and report on a poorly installed plumbing and heating system in London.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Attributes of a wood burner installation.
Instruction from Facultative Technologies Ltd
Report on a heating installation added to a cremator.
Instruction from D.A.C Beachcroft Claims
Report into the causation of a water leak within a kitchen.
Private Instruction
Investigation into a poor plumbing and underfloor heating installation.
Instruction from Grainger Appleyard Solicitors
A report into an inset gas fire burner within a private property.
Instruction from Fraser Dawbarns
Investigate a Bio Mass boiler installation and it's connections to an existing system.
Private Instruction
Investigate the failure of a wet room floor within a bathroom.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Attributes of a wood burner installation, North Yorkshire.
Instruction from Facultative Technologies Ltd
Report on a heating installation added to a cremator, Leeds.
Instruction from D.A.C Beachcroft Claims
Report into the causation of a water leak within a kitchen.
Private Instruction
Investigation into a poor plumbing and underfloor heating installation, Wigan
Instruction from Grainger Appleyard Solicitors
Investigate the failure of a wet room floor within a bathroom, Leeds.
Instruction from Fraser Dawbarns
Investigate corrosion to pipework within a block of flats in London.
Instruction from Mr Ackerman
A report based upon a poor heating installation to a Manor House, Liverpool.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Circumstances surrounding a faulty heating system to a Manor House in London.
Private Instruction
Survey into a poor plumbing installation.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Circumstances surrounding a poor heating installation.
Instruction from Hill Dickinson Solicitors
Investigations into a leak from a property above.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Survey and report of a poor Air Source Heat Pump and unvented cylinder installation.
Instruction from DLG Solicitors
Circumstances surrounding the warranty of a central heating boiler.
Instruction from DAC Beachcroft
Causation of water emanating from behind a kitchen unit.
Instruction from Halifax Police
Personal Injury - Child Abuse - Scolding Incident
Instruction from MKB Solicitors
To confirm and opine on workmanship of plumbing installation work.
Instruction from Bedford Trading Standards
To confirm and opine on the practices in relation to various plumbing emergency call outs.
Instruction from Close Thornton Solicitors
Possible causation of water leaks emanating from the heat exchanger of a boiler.
Private Instruction from FacultativeTechnologies Ltd
To pass opinion on the specifications issued for a crematorium heating system.
Private Instruction from Housing Property and Law Partnership Solicitors
Investigation of water penetration through the ceiling of a property.
Private Instruction
Verify the operation of a Thermodynamic Box.
Private Instruction
Water supply system to shower and water storage tank.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Verification of operation of a central heating installation.
Instruction from Lester Morrill
Verification of operation of a central heating installation.
Private Instruction
Plumbing Issues.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Attributes of biomass heating system.
Instruction from Furley Page Solicitors
Operation of a heating system.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Leakage of water from water expansion tank.
Instruction from DAC Beachcroft
Leaks emanating from pressure vessel situated in airing cupboard.
Instruction from DFW Solicitors
Problems arising to breakdown of combination boiler.
Instruction from Plexus Law
Water leak emanating from radiator valve.
Instruction from DAC Beachcroft
Water leak emanating from W/C cistern.
Instruction from Fraser Dawbarns LLP
Attributes of Plumbing and Heating work carried out.
Private Instruction
Attributes of under floor heating installation.
Private Instruction
'Blowing off' of pipe capping gland.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Attributes of heating system upgrade installed.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Poor plumbing practice causing water leak and ensuing property damage.
Instruction from HBJ Claims Solutions
Leaks emitting from skirting heating.
Instruction from Irwin Mitchell
Leakage of water emanating from boiler.
Instruction from Liddys
Leakage emanating from hot water storage tank.
Instruction from Rogers Law
Defence expert countering trading standards claim of plumbing malpractice.
Instruction from Trading Standards
Dispute regarding small plumbing work carried out on various properties.
Private Instruction
Problems arising after the upgrade installation to the heating system.
Instruction from Allington Hughes Law
Questionning of accuracy of water meter reading.
Instruction from Brodies LLP
Claim for damages due to water leakage - a consequence of poor workmanship.
Instruction from Anthony Gold
Claim for damages due to wrist injury inhibiting functioning as a 'plumber'.
Instruction from Zermansky
Claim for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Private Instruction
Dispute regarding installation of wrong size heating pipes.
Pinkerton/Robertson
Dispute regarding inadequate heating attributes of installed underfloor heating system.
Instruction from Switalskis
Claim for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Instruction from Simpson Marwick
Dispute regarding leaking shower unit.
Instruction from Ramsdens/Inesons/Chambers
Child abuse, personal injury dispute.
Pickard/Midland Bathroom Distributors
Claim against supplier for faulty bathroom fitting.
Private Instruction
Claim for damage to heating system due to illumination of anti-corrosive agent.
Instruction from Livingstones Solicitors
Personal injury claim for wounds incurred due to the shattering of a shower screen.
Instruction from Attwaters Jameson HIll
Personal injury claim for hand burns incurred by touching an excessively hot radiator.
Instruction from McCann/Carling and Laing
Dispute regarding standard of workmanship.
Private Instruction
Claim for poor hot water pipe system design.
Private Instruction
Inadequate bath drainage - claim against landlord.
Instruction from Berrymans Lace Mawer
Leaking seals on bath tap and shower screen.
Instruction from Gruber Garratt
Leaking pipe joint - excessive internal damage to property.
Instruction from DWF London
Survey and report upon a bathroom installation.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a plumbing and heating first fix to a large manor house.
Private Instruction
Carry out further investigations into poor drainage from a property.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a gas installation within a private bungalow.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Report upon a leak from a boiler condense pipe.
Instruction from DWF Crowborough
Survey and report upon a central heating installation.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Survey and report on a bathroom installation.
Instruction from Mills and Reeve
Report upon a major leak from a plumbing installation.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a bathroom installation.
Instruction from Friends Legal
Report upon a leak to an oil fired boiler.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a heating installation.
Instruction from Envista Forensics
Survey and report upon an explosion from an aga cooker/boiler.
Instruction from DWF Ipswich
Report upon an oil fired boiler installation maintenance programme.
Instruction from Newtons/Barrowby North Yorkshire
Survey and report upon an external gas flue positioning.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a waste and soil system from a block of flats.
Instruction from Envista Forensics
Survey and report upon an explosion from a steam unit at a dry cleaning company.
Instruction from Colmore Tang Bld's Ltd
Survey and report upon plumbing and heating works to a large city centre apartment project for the main contractor.
Instruction from MAI Ltd London
Reporting on plumbing and drainage issues of alleged over charging of works/ongoing.
Private Instruction
Report based upon a bathroom installation.
Instruction from Hokins Solicitors, Nottingham
Survey and report based upon a new plumbing and heating installation to a commercial office and apartment block.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a bathroom installation dispute.
Private Instruction
Ongoing case regarding alleged over charging of plumbing and drainage works.
Instruction from Avis on Young
Investigation and reporting into the failure of large commercial gas fired boilers installed within Telford Plaze office tower blocks.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a poorly installed new domestic central heating system.
Instruction from Duncan Lewis
Discussions with other parties in relation to the failure of a hot water storage tank which caused major damage to a property.
Private Instruction
Commenting upon charges of poor working practices within plumbing installations.
Instruction from Foys Solicitors
Survey and report upon a heating and plumbing installation following the purchase of a large care home in Chesterfield.
Instruction from Mills and Reeve
Comment and report upon alleged poor plumbing practices carried out at Commonwealth House London.
Instruction from Keogh's
Survey and report upon wet room floors within a large multi occupied newly constructed building in London.
Instruction from DAC Beachcroft
Report on a leak from a push fit fitting which caused severe damage to a multi occupied property in London.
Private Instruction
Report upon a poor heating installation in a private property.
Instruction from Coupe Bradbury
Survey and report upon a drainage system to a large retail and apartment building in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.
Instruction from Taylor Wimpey
Report upon the causation of a leak to a newly constructed property.
Instruction from Lyons Davidson
Report upon a leak from a flexible pipe connector.
Private Instruction
Survey and report upon a large new plumbing and heating system within a refurbished property in Central London.
Instruction from Elmwood Care Homes Ltd
Carry out surveys of plumbing and heating installations within four newly purchased care homes and report on the overall conditions.
