Dr Richard Wild

WeatherNet Ltd
Kingsland House
21 Hinton Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
United Kingdom
BH1 2DE

Telephone: 01202 411122

Fax: 01202 314064

e-mail: rick@weathernet.co.uk

Web: www.weathernet.co.uk/legal.asp

Legal Related Memberships and Training:

Member of the Forensic Science Society (MFSSoc) since June 2009 to present

I am trained in the aspects of report writing by Bond Solon since July 2008. Therefore all legal weather reports written for future legal cases will comply with this training.

Vetted by the Round Table Group since October 2007 to present

Member of the Academy of Experts (MAE) since June 2007 to present

Member of APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) since April 2007 to present

Member of the UK Register of Expert Witnesses since February 2007 to present

Vetted by the Expert Witness Directory since January 2005 to present

Other Memberships:

Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS) since October 1990 to present

Member of the National Geographic Society since January 1993 to present

Member of the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation between the years 1993 – 1998

Associate of the Royal Geographical Society between the years 1994 - 1995

Member of the Association of British Climatologists since January 1995 to present

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) since January 1996 to present

Qualifications/Career History and Publications:

Current Title: Weather Services Commercial Manager and Senior Forensic Meteorologist

Employed by WeatherNet Limited since the 10th July 1997

Qualifications include a BSc (Hons) in Geography (2:1) (obtained June 1994), while in July 1997, I obtained a City and Guilds certificate in Teaching (stage 1) in further and adult education. In July 2005, I obtained a PhD investigating the spatial and temporal analysis of heavy snowfalls across Great Britain between the years 1861-1999.

Produced twenty-eight research articles about snow/snowfalls/blizzards in several academic publications since 1995.

Made numerous talks at Universities, had local chats/written quotes for local/national radio and newspapers.

Staff member of TORRO (Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (based at Oxford Brookes University)).

Role within TORRO is Research Leader of Heavy Snowfalls which is a part of the Thunderstorm and Severe Weather Division. I have held this post since July 1998.

textfield5: 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 lawyers, solicitors, the police force, barristers, insurance companies, the general public and the civil engineering and construction community with a cost-effective and accurate analysis of historic weather data where the weather may have affected the outcome of the case.

WeatherNet can help in particular legal related weather cases for the UK and worldwide.

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.

Testimonies or names of referees if required and an expert forensic meteorologist for court appearances are available.

Number of meteorological reports written in the last 3 years: 210

Average number of new instructions a year: 75

Number of court appearances in the last 4 years: 2 (April 2006 and December 2009)

Geographical area of work: UK and Worldwide

A sample of a legal weather report, current CV and a legal weather services flyer are available upon request

In the last 13 years, WeatherNet has provided weather-related reports for the following legal cases:
 
* Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs)
* Personal Injury Claims (Falling, Tripping and Slipping Accidents)
* Flooding and Drainage Claims
* Domestic and Commercial Insurance Claims
* Liability
* Travel and Transit
* Contract Disputes
* Industrial and Agricultural Incidents
* Criminal Offences, including GBH, Rape, Murder and Burglary
* Civil Engineering and Construction Extension and Disputes
* Pollution and Contamination
* Spoilage
* Lighting, Visibility and Sunrise/Sunset Times
* Aviation and Marine Incidents
* Cargo Damage and Contamination
* Sports and Leisure Injuries