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Hawkins is delighted to announce that an article senior associate Ben Adams has written, has been featured in February’s edition of Expert Witness. Ben’s article titled: Do You Need to High-Speed Test Generator Rotors? discusses the contentious

Hawkins was proud to be invited to present at the latest CILA (Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters) event in Dubai. This is the first CILA CPD event in Dubai for over three years and we would like to personally thank Ollie Waterman from Crawford’

Sam Morley presented a seminar at the Architectural Association Ltd titled ‘Forensic Fire Safety’. The seminar focused on cases where there were fire safety defects which contributed to the spread of fire. This included cases where there was a la

Philippa’s lecture on ‘materials science for fire investigation’ included scientific principles and observations such as material’s behaviour with heat, contact alloying, arc mapping, glass fracture, corrosion, and laboratory analysis tools.

This article emphasises the importance of time or loading rate effects on the behaviour of welds and welded connection when exposed to fire. 

Water hammer is a phenomenon that most people have encountered at some point or another, although they may not have been aware of it. Sometimes referred to as pressure surges or transient flow, water hammer occurs due to sudden changes in the flow a

Hawkins’ Forensic Architect Sam Morley has recently been appointed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) as an Inquirer.

We are delighted to welcome Captain Stewart Horan, who will be joining our Marine team in our Singapore Office. With a background as a port captain and a maritime lawyer, Stewart provides the team with additional capabilities in investigating both on

Betterment is considered to be a repair which results in something, for example, a property, being improved beyond the condition in which it was before it was damaged. Simply put, it is unjust enrichment.