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Since November last year, the UK has been battered by a succession of storms — Arwen, Barra, Corrie, Dudley, Eunice, Franklin and most recently Gladys. These significant weather events produce huge volumes of high-value, complex claims resulting fr

On 2 December 2021, Clara Lloyd attended the Nuclear Institute/Nuclear Industry Association annual dinner and, together with her co-authors, was awarded the 2020 Pinkerton Prize for their article ‘Expanding Nuclear’s Contribution to Climate Chang

Come and meet some of our Forensic Architects at the Society of Construction Law Annual Lunch on Friday 11th February 2022.

On 31 January, Dr Andrew Moncrieff spoke (virtually) to 42 members of the AIS about arson, and techniques that Hawkins use to determine whether a fire was set deliberately or not.

Geotechnical engineering involves the design and construction of structures interacting with soil and rock, such as retaining walls, foundations, tunnels and embankments, and Hawkins’ geotechnical engineers investigate failures of these structures.

Hawkins is pleased to welcome Structural Engineer Rob Baldock to our London Office.

Many accountants have been accused of being creative. Whilst this word is either used to tease the profession, or maybe insinuate skirting with accounting regulations, there is also some truth to this assertion.

Back boilers are often located within a chimney breast behind either an open fire or range cooker, and they are typically installed during a house’s initial construction.

Hawkins has investigated many cases involving failures of steel structures. Our knowledgeable and experienced team of forensic investigators can establish the cause of a failure by either a detailed desktop study or site investigation, in addition to