Independent expert evidence

SolarQuip provides independent expert evidence on solar and battery installations for legal, insurance and regulatory matters. Glen Morris's overriding duty is to the court or tribunal — not to the party who instructs him. Every engagement begins with a conflict check, and fees are agreed independently of the outcome.

Few experts combine more than three decades of hands-on system design with over a decade helping to write the standards those installations are judged against. The result is an opinion grounded in both field reality and the AS/NZS framework a tribunal will apply.

Glen has been instructed in around half a dozen matters over the past decade — including giving expert evidence at trial in Tasmania, and engagements under the New South Wales and South Australian expert-witness frameworks. Matters are described in general terms only; details remain confidential to the parties.

Typical instructions

• Installation quality and compliance disputes
• Fire and thermal-incident investigation
• Defect assessment and rectification scope
• Warranty and insurance disputes
• Causation and standard-of-care opinions on solar and battery systems

Deliverables

• Independent expert reports compliant with the relevant court or tribunal expert-evidence rules
• Site inspections and document/evidence review
• Joint expert conferral and joint reports
• Oral evidence at hearing or trial

How an engagement runs

1. Conflict check and scope confirmation
2. Fee basis agreed in writing — independent of outcome
3. Document review and, where required, site inspection
4. Independent report, compliant with the applicable expert code
5. Conferral and oral evidence, if the matter proceeds

Solicitors and insurers can request Glen's CV and a summary of expert experience.