Legal

WeatherNet provides legal weather services, historical weather data, forensic meteorologists and expert witness interpretation to the legal profession and all those involved in criminal or civil litigation. WeatherNet can assist in all matters of forensic meteorology. WeatherNet help solicitors, lawyers, the police force, barristers, insurance companies, the general public and the civil engineering and construction industries with a cost-effective and accurate analysis of UK and worldwide historic weather data where the weather may have affected the outcome of the case.

This historic weather information is given in an easily understood Legal Weather Report or as a Certified Witness Statement. All legal weather reports and witness statements benefit from showing past weather data that is utilised, an interpretation, conclusion and a statement of compliance and truth. This information complies with civil and criminal court requirements that our clients can trust and rely on.

WeatherNet has access to historical weather data from a wide range of different meteorological sources, including our own exclusive network of urban based meteorological stations.

To date, WeatherNet have prepared in excess of 900 related legal weather reports since 1997 for the legal industry. On average, WeatherNet service 75 new legal weather reports per year. Furthermore we can also provide testimonies (see Case Study for further information) or names of referees if required and an expert forensic meteorologist for court appearances. In the last 4 years, WeatherNet have attended court to give evidence on one occasion (April 2006).

Dr Richard Wild, forensic meteorologist, has 13 years of weather experience and expertise and (in association with WeatherNet) is currently listed as an expert witness on several expert witness websites including www.expertsearch.co.uk, www.expertwitness.co.uk, www.expertwitness.com, www.thesolicitorsgroup.co.uk, www.waterlowlegal.com, www.witnessdirectory.com, www.expertsearch.com, www.xproexperts.co.uk, www.insurance-directories.com, www.solicitorsjournal.com and www.supplierhub.co.uk.

Dr Richard Wild, forensic meteorologist has also (in association with WeatherNet) been vetted by the Expert Witness Directory (www.legalhub.co.uk) since January 2005 and obtained membership of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses (www.jspubs.com) since February 2007, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) (www.apil.org.uk) since April 2007, the Academy of Experts (www.academy-experts.org) since June 2007, the Round Table Group (www.roundtablegroup.com) since October 2007 and member of the Forensic Science Society (MFSSoc) since June 2009 to present.