Senior representatives of the three structural engineering consultancies that were employed to advise ESP and the contractor Galliford Try on the cause of the collapse, the nature of the structural defects and the required remediation;
• Senior members of staff of Will Rudd Davidson (appointed by ESP), attended as witnesses
• Senior members of staff from Goodson Associates (appointed by Galliford Try and ESP) attended as witnesses
• A senior member of staff from Harley Haddow (appointed to assist Will Rudd Davidson) attended as a witness
The senior representative of the firm of structural engineers, Scott Bennett Associates of Glasgow, appointed to provide the Council with independent professional advice on the work undertaken by the team appointed by ESP in relation to their surveys, analysis and proposals for remediation following the January 2016 events;
• The appointed senior representative of the firm attended as a witness
Senior representatives of the firm of legal advisers, Ashurst LLP from London, employed by the Council to advise on the legal implications arising from the January event;
• Two Partners from Ashurst LLP gave evidence to the Inquiry