Expert Witness Services: Infrastructure, Accident at Work Compensation
Context
A top 20 law firm required expert support following a serious workplace accident involving a senior operations leader in an international infrastructure business.
Sector Complexity
Infrastructure environments involve complex operational models, layered reporting lines, and stringent health and safety expectations. Accountability can sit across multiple levels, making it difficult to define where executive responsibility begins and ends.
Brief
Provide expert opinion compensation for loss of earnings, executive accountability, duty of care, and whether leadership oversight met accepted industry standards.
Approach
Novo analysed reporting structures, safety governance frameworks, and leadership responsibilities across comparable global infrastructure organisations. Focus was placed on the realistic scope of executive oversight.
Outputs
A formal expert report and written witness statement were produced, setting out a balanced, evidence-based view of leadership accountability.
Outcome
We clarified the distinction between executive oversight and operational control. This helped shape a more balanced legal position and informed settlement discussions. The client highlighted the objectivity and commercial realism of the opinion as particularly valuable.
