Forensic Engineering &
Expert Witness
Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness Services
At London Petrotech Engineering Ltd, we provide forensic engineering and expert witness services to help resolve component failures that often escalate into legal disputes. Our approach ensures technical accuracy and compliance with legal standards from start to finish.
Our Capabilities in Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness
- Independent failure analysis and root cause investigation (RCFA)
- Preparation of expert reports with full duty to the court
- Support through pre-action protocols, arbitration, and litigation
- Expert witness testimony in technical disputes
Why Choose Us for your Forensic Cases?
Independent CPR Part 35–Compliant Expertise
- Fully independent Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness opinions aligned with CPR Part 35, TCC guidance, and The Academy of Experts—clear, defensible, and litigation-ready.
Chartered, Experienced Forensic Engineers
- Investigations led by Chartered Engineers and accredited expert-witness professionals with deep experience across oil & gas, offshore wind, maritime, and infrastructure.
Advanced Forensic Testing & Laboratory Analysis
- Access to specialist university laboratories for SEM/EDS, EBSD, XPS, Auger, TOF-SIMS, metallography, and mechanical testing, delivering scientifically robust evidence.
End-to-End Failure Investigation Capability
- From site evidence preservation to corrosion assessment, metallurgical investigation, stress analysis, and root cause analysis using RCA techniques (e.g., CTM, ECF, 5WHYs, Fishbone)—all in one integrated service.
Clear, Court-Ready Expert Reports
- Concise, impartial reports that translate complex engineering issues into legally persuasive evidence suitable for litigation, arbitration, and insurance claims.
Trusted in High-Value Technical Disputes
- Regularly instructed by operators, insurers, P&I Clubs, underwriters, and law firms for high-stakes investigations involving pipelines, offshore structures, maritime components, and critical assets.
LPE, supported by a team of highly experienced Chartered Engineers and accredited technical experts, provides specialized assistance to law firms, insurers, P&I Clubs, asset owners, and arbitral tribunals in the resolution of complex technical disputes. Our services encompass immediate on-site investigations following component failures, comprehensive laboratory testing, and detailed Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), culminating in the preparation of expert reports and the provision of expert witness testimony in litigation and arbitration proceeding
LPE offers full life-cycle forensic services using the lab facilities through our partnership with the University of Surrey, Centre of Advanced Materials. Our approach is to conduct comprehensive RCFA using in-house multi-disciplinary engineering specialists and tools/software to tackle complex technical issues.
Meet the Head of Our Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness Practice
Dr. Mohammad K. Hosseini (PhD, CEng, CSci, FIMMM, FICorr, MAE) leads London Petrotech’s Forensic Engineering and Expert Witness services. With over 24 years of experience in materials engineering, corrosion science, and complex failure investigation, he provides independent, evidence‑based technical opinions for disputes, insurance claims, and international arbitration.
He has acted as a Single Joint Expert, party‑appointed expert, and independent forensic investigator on matters involving subsea pipeline ruptures, offshore wind turbine component failures, cargo ship hull defects, heat‑exchanger tube failures, and metallurgical failures in critical infrastructure. His work includes metallurgical examination, laboratory testing oversight, corrosion and erosion modelling, flow assurance analysis, and structured RCFA using BS EN 62740, CTM, and Fishbone methodologies.
Dr. Hosseini is fully experienced and compliant with CPR Part 35, Technology and Construction Court (TCC) requirements, and The Academy of Experts (TAE) guidelines, ensuring his reports and conduct meet the standards expected in litigation, arbitration, and insurance dispute resolution. A Chartered Engineer and Chartered Scientist, he is a Fellow of both IOM3 and ICorr, a Full Member of The Academy of Experts, and holds NACE/AMPP Corrosion Specialist credentials, ICorr CP certifications, and API 571/580 qualifications. He provides clear, impartial, and legally defensible expert reports for solicitors, insurers, loss adjusters, and arbitration panels.
Learn More about Our Services
📘 Explore our RCFA & Expert Services Catalogue for a detailed overview of how we can assist your organization when it matters most.
Our forensic engineering services include laboratory investigation and comprehensive Root-Cause Failure Analysis using in-house multi-disciplinary engineering experts and advanced tools to identify root-causes and contributing factors in each failure.
LPE offers independent expert witness services, prepare objective reports, duty to court, shared with all parties under disclosure rules. To learn more about our Expert Witness services, please click button below.
See how LPE applies advanced analysis and simulations to resolve disputes across oil & gas, renewables, maritime, and infrastructure in past forensic cases.
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