A London practice focused on building defects, cladding and external wall systems, fire safety management and professional negligence claims. Its principal, Bernadette Barker, holds the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificates in civil and criminal law, is a Professional Member of The Academy of Experts and a Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers, and is a chartered architect on the RIBA Register of Experts as well as a Chartered Arbitrator. Work includes external wall assessments on hospital and hotel projects, means-of-escape evaluations, EWS1 and Fire Safety Order matters, and defect reports on residential blocks, giving evidence in litigation, arbitration and adjudication.