Academic and Professional Qualifications:

Experience:

Nick spent nine years with the Forensic Science Service in the UK where he was trained as a forensic scientist and expert witness. He dealt with over 1000 cases and was twice awarded Commendations for his work.

Nick then spent almost ten years with another fire investigation provider in the UK and Dubai before joining Burgoynes’ Dubai office in 2019, where he took on the position of Resident Director. He became a Partner in 2022.

Specialising in the investigation of fires and explosions, Nick has carried out more than 600 investigations in over 30 countries. These have included manufacturing and storage premises, construction sites, shopping centres, hotels, restaurants, residential tower blocks, oil refineries, power stations, industrial machinery and vehicles. He has also investigated marine incidents involving cargo and machinery space fires in container ships, tankers, general cargo vessels, car carriers and yachts. He has provided safety and operational advice during live fire incidents onboard vessels at sea.

Nick has also carried out a variety of non-fire investigations, including: chemical incidents; electrical incidents such as transformer failures; collapses of structures, cranes and storage racking; contamination assessments; engineering and materials-related incidents; and escapes of water and other fluids.

He has provided expert witness evidence in court and arbitration proceedings in the UK and Middle East.