FOR LEGAL TEAMS & INSURERS
Expert witness services.
Independent expert evidence in industrial accident matters — for civil and criminal proceedings, inquests, regulatory hearings, and international arbitration. Written reports and oral testimony backed by four decades of field experience and a publication record in the discipline.
When surface findings will not stand up
In serious incidents, the difference between a defensible position and an indefensible one is often a single question: did the investigation reach the actual cause, or did it stop at the obvious one?Opposing counsel, regulators and coroners are increasingly sophisticated. A report that confuses the immediate cause with the root cause — or that misses the organisational factors that made the incident foreseeable — rarely survives cross-examination.
Dr Sundborg provides independent expert evidence in industrial accident matters where the technical depth and forensic rigour of the investigation will determine the outcome. His reports are written to the standards of CPR Part 35 in England and Wales and the equivalent procedural rules in other jurisdictions, and his oral evidence has been given in matters across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
Instructed by
- Defence and claimant solicitors in personal injury, fatal accident and corporate manslaughter matters
- Insurers and re-insurers in major loss, business interruption and liability claims
- Loss adjusters in complex and disputed claims
- Operators and contractors facing regulatory or HSE investigations
- Coroners and inquest teams
- Tribunals and arbitration panels in international and offshore matters
Scope of expert evidence
- Root cause analysis of fatal and serious-injury incidents
- Reconstruction of sequence of events and equipment behaviour
- Adequacy of risk assessments, method statements and permit-to-work systems
- Compliance with HSE, regulatory and international standards
- Human factors and behavioural contributors
- Critique of opposing expert reports
- Joint expert meetings and CPR Part 35 statements
Sectors of expert practice
Oil and gas (onshore and offshore), petrochemicals, port and marine, rail, mining, construction, manufacturing, conventional and renewable power generation including combined-cycle gas turbine plant and nuclear, and waste-to-energy facilities. Across each, Dr Sundborg has investigated incidents during construction, commissioning, operational and shutdown phases.
Jurisdictions
The United Kingdom, continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Evidence given in proceedings under multiple legal systems, including common law jurisdictions, civil law jurisdictions and international arbitration.
How instructions work
Initial conversations are confidential and without obligation. Where it is helpful, Dr Sundborg will provide an early indicative view on the technical merits of a matter before formal instruction. Formal terms of engagement, scope of work and fee basis are confirmed in writing at the point of instruction.
Availability is necessarily limited. Solicitors and insurers should make contact at the earliest practical point in a matter — particularly where site inspection, evidence preservation, or witness interviews need to happen in the days immediately following an incident.
Considering an instruction? Speak directly.
For new instructions or to discuss a potential matter in confidence, contact
Dr Sundborg directly. Response within 24 hours.
Industrial Accident Investigators
DR WAYNE M SUNDBORG MIIAI & ASSOCIATES
Independent industrial accident investigation, expert witness services, and behavioural safety consulting. Forty years of international experience. London head office, global practice.
SERVICES
- Expert Witness
- Root Cause Investigation
- Behavioural Safety
- Training
- Consultation
- Publications
PRACTICE
HEAD OFFICE
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