Groundwater & Environmental Expert Witness Services

A large amount of environmental legislation and regulation (both UK and EU) has been enacted over the last 20 years.  This now has a significant bearing on many aspects of national life: planning, development, industry, leisure etc.  Over the same period, the amount of time spent debating technical environmental issues in court and at Public Inquiry has grown steadily.  Reasons for this include gaps and inconsistencies in the legislation/regulations and difficulties in applying the general principles set out in the legislation to the complex reality of particular sites.  However, overwhelmingly these cases relate to the enormous growth in the ‘environmental industry’ and the large costs and opportunities that now hinge on the translation of complex, technical information into the language of the relevant legislation.  

Due to the technical nature of many of these issues, the courts and planning inspectors are reliant on the services of expert witnesses, whilst parties to the action may need to rely on the services of expert advisors to help to develop their case.  The quality and effectiveness of the expert services available are often crucial to the outcome of the case.

ESI has brought together the leading team of specialist groundwater experts in the UK.

Services: - Groundwater & Environmental Expert Witness

ESI has a hand picked team of both nationally and internationally recognised experts in relevant sub-specialisms and a large team of supporting technical staff.  This allows us to provide services to suit a wide range of projects from small, site specific court cases to some of the largest and most complex planning applications, waste management and contaminated land issues in the country. 

By listening carefully to our clients and understanding the critical aspects of each case from a legal perspective, we are able to offer effective solutions to these difficult problems. 

We are particularly aware of the need for well written evidence that clearly distinguishes fact from opinion.  All our senior staff have appropriate training in the role of the expert witness.

Please contact Mike Streetly - Director (01743 276100 / email) for more information on groundwater and environmental expert witness services.