Dr John Cawood

Engineer

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Dr Cawood is a Chartered Engineer registered through the Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK and the Institution of Engineering Designers UK. His experience is in design, construction, operation and maintenance of machinery and plant. He is a mechanical engineer and has gained Masters and Doctoral qualifications through his continual professional development.

He has over 40 years of experience in a variety of industries including power plant, minerals beneficiation, wood pulp, paper, sugar, ethanol, aluminium smelting and manufacturing. From this considerable experience he has built up a wealth of knowledge with which to investigate, report and witness on forensic technical matters.

He is employed by HKA as an associate technical director and was commissioned many times as an expert and produced expert reports. He has testified and was cross examined on three occasions (Johannesburg, London, Kuala Lumpur) and is currently assisting several independent experts (Kurdistan, USA) and is himself appointed as the expert in several current matters globally (Bulgaria, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa).

He is currently resident in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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TAE Accreditations

  • Expert Witness

Qualifications

  • Engineering Mechanical BTech (2012)
  • BTech (2013)
  • IEng (2014)
  • MTech (2018)
  • MTech (2018)
  • IMechE (2020)
  • CEng (2020)
  • Engineering PhD (2021)
  • Advanced Professional Award in Legal Experience Training APAEWE (2022)

Expert Witness Snapshot

Dr Cawood is a Chartered Engineer registered through the Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK and the Institution of Engineering Designers UK. His experience is in design, construction, operation and maintenance of machinery and plant. He is a mechanical engineer and has gained Masters and Doctoral qualifications through his continual professional development.


He has over 40 years of experience in a variety of industries including power plant, minerals beneficiation, wood pulp, paper, sugar, ethanol, aluminium smelting and manufacturing. From this considerable experience he has built up a wealth of knowledge with which to investigate, report and witness on forensic technical matters.


He is employed by HKA as an associate technical director and was commissioned many times as an expert and produced expert reports. He has testified and was cross examined on three occasions (Johannesburg, London, Kuala Lumpur) and is currently assisting several independent experts (Kurdistan, USA) and is himself appointed as the expert in several current matters globally (Bulgaria, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa).


He is currently resident in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

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