I specialize in sports, leisure, and facility safety. This includes swimming pool safety, water parks, outdoor watersports, drowning detection systems, accident investigation, in-water play equipment, lifeguarding, and training requirements. I am a commercial leisure advisor to the RLSS UK and Director of the International Life Saving Federation of Europe. I am a Member of the ISO SW/136/8 technical committee, which produce a range of leisure and water safety standards, including EN 15288, EN 1069, and ISO 20380. I have previously worked as a Head of Health and Safety and National Lifeguarding Manager in the UK. I recently authored the revised RLSS UK National Pool Management Qualification.

Key Credentials

• LLB, LLM, LLM, MSc, SFIIRSM, FIC, CMgr, CEnv, MIEMA, MCMI, GradIOSH, MEWI
• Expert Witness Institute - Individual (vetted) member
• Association of Personal Injury Lawyers - Tier 1 Expert 
• International Life Saving Federation of Europe - Director
• Royal Lifesaving Society UK - Advisor

Expert witness work

I joined the Expert Witness Institute in 2017 as a provisional member whilst I completed the mandatory training and gained experience, under the guidance of a mentor, in my first cases. In 2020, I was upgraded to an individual (vetted) member following feedback from clients and an application process. APIL also received feedback from my clients and upgraded me to a Tier 1 expert on their register.

Broadly equal balance of work between the claimant/prosecution and defendant/accused. 

• 2022, Crime, drowning fatality, Northern Ireland. 
• 2022, PI, non-fatal drowning, Hong Kong.
• 2022, PI, watersports safety, Portugal.
• 2021, Inquest, drowning fatality, Northern Ireland. 
• 2021, PI, gym safety, England. 
• 2021, Crime, early-years safety, England. 
• 2021, Crime, drowning fatality, England. 
• 2021, Crime, diving board, England. 
• 2021, PI, trip safety, Latvia.
• 2021, Crime, drowning fatality, England. 
• 2021, PI, waterslide safety, Wales. 
• 2021, PI, waterslide safety, Majorca. 
• 2021, PI, sports equipment safety, Scotland. 
• 2021, Crime, swimming pool safety, Netherlands.
• 2021, PI, waterslide safety, England. 
• 2020, PI, inflatable play equipment safety, England.
• 2020, PI, waterslide, Turkey. 
• 2020, PI, waterslide, Sark.
• 2020, PI, slip incident, England. 
• 2020, PI, inland water sports safety, England. 
• 2020, PI, hotel safety, Scotland.
• 2020, PI, waterslide safety, Bulgaria. 
• 2020, PI, children's play equipment safety, England.
• 2020, PI, sports equipment safety, England. 
• 2019, PI, non-fatal drowning, Majorca. 
• 2019, PI, waterslide safety, Spain. 
• 2018, Crime, drowning fatality, Northern Ireland.