A Scottish fire-engineering practice devoted to expert witness and expert advisory work, led by Eur Ing Al Brown CEng FIFireE. Brown is an accredited expert witness on The Academy of Experts’ public register and a vetted expert on the Law Society of Scotland’s register; he has been appointed as an independent expert more than fifty times and has given oral evidence in court, in adjudication and in international arbitration in Hong Kong. Recent instructions cover cladding and external wall systems, fire doors, passive fire protection, sprinklers and detection, Defective Premises Act claims and Building Safety Act 2022 remediation orders.