Mr Simon Barrows

Mr Simon Barrows is a  practicing technically competent Chartered Electrical Engineer with over forty years’ experience. He has expertise in Expert Witness, Forensic, Determiner and Mediation work. He works with accuracy, integrity and reliability and an unwavering commitment to working with impartiality and independence

Electrical Technical Specialisms
• Non-essential and essential electrical infrastructures, building management systems
• Emergency standby generation and uninterruptable power supplies
• Solar photovoltaic plants and distribution infrastructures
• Sustainability, wind, photovoltaic and air source heat pump systems
• Telecommunication and computer data infrastructures
• Interior, exterior, emergency, laser, and feature lighting
• Conventional and aspirating fire alarm and smoke ventilation systems
• Closed circuit television, intruder alarm and access control systems
• Conventional, fireman’s and firefighting lift installations
• Under floor heating systems
• Lightning protection, conventional and specialist computer clean earthing systems

Expert Witness, Forensic, Mediation, Determiner, Expertise
• Mediation, determination, litigation, technical and contractual assistance to legal profession
• Liaison with Claimants, Defendants, Advocates, Solicitors, Insurers and Loss Adjusters
• Single and Joint Expert Witness in accordance with Part 35 Civil Procedure Rules
• Court attendance, cross examination of expert witness reports
• Electricity Supply Authority metering, check metering, tariff disputes and settlement
• Obviousness, validity/invalidity, state of the art, Patents disputes
• Wayleave and boundary trespass disputes
• Compilation of desk top study and site investigation expert witness reports
• Compilation of detailed forensic expert witness reports
• Building inspections to verify compliance to Electrical British Standards & Codes of Practice
• Compilation of Bankable Studies, Scott Schedules, damage and loss schedules
• Identification of causation, production of remedial work strategies
• Quantum and commercial analysis of cost claims and losses
• Due diligence and dilapidation surveys
• Legislative compliance to national and international standards
• Pro bono expert witness and forensic engineering cases
• Claimant after the event (ATE) insurance case loss fees/and case win defendant pays fees

For details of cases please download Mr Barrows C.V.

Engineering Council Registered Chartered Electrical Engineer, Fellow of Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, Member of The Academy of Experts Member of the Expert Witness Institute, Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member of the Society of Light and Lighting