Mr Cousins has given both written and oral Expert Evidence that has been accepted by Courts of Law in N.S.W and in Victoria.
The largest matter was:
[2002] Optus v Leighton & Ors [2002] NSWSC 327
Amongst other matters my Expert Evidence included providing an opinion on $2,961,369 AUD of upgrades to the electrical installation within the Optus Data Centre at Blacktown.
The earliest matter where he presented Expert Evidence was:
[1996] Switzerland Insurance Australia Ltd. (Formerly The Federation Insurance Ltd) V. Dundean Distributors Pty Ltd. County Court 28th June 1996.
Evidence was given in relation to the causes and effect of a 'Brown Out' on an electrical installation and associated electrical equipment.
Most Recent:
[2008] Srini Associates Pty Ltd V Oz Tech (Aust) Pty Ltd (Ref: GEN 07/61579) NSW Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal 13th May 2008.
Oral Expert Evidence Given and Accepted as Engineering Failure Analyst with 18 Years Experience in the area of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Failures. In this instance he gave expert evidence on the failure of a security system.
Some recent relevant cases:
[2006] Riverside Food Products Pty. Ltd v TXU Electricity Commission [2006] VSC 37
Written and Oral Expert Evidence was given in relation to the cause of a Fire within an Electrical Installation.
[2004] Metron Medical Australia Pty Ltd v Windahl ;
Written and Oral Expert Evidence was given and accepted in relation to the cause of injury, cause and effect of power interruption / surge on electrical installation and associated equipment. Opinions given with respect to compliance with Australian Standards.
He has also prepared relevant written Expert Evidence in anticipation of a Court Appearance where an agreement was reached before the Hearing. Relevant cases over the last four years includes:
[2008] Thompson V Electrolux - Electrical Equipment Fire
[2008] Fisher & Paykel - Electrical Equipment Fire
[2008] Hewlett Packard - Domestic Electrical Fire - Wooton Kearney - Electrical Equipment Fire
[2007] St Francis Xavier Cabrini Hospital - Electrical Installation Fire
[2007] Arisit Appliances - Commercial Electrical Fire - Electrical Equipment Fire
[2007] Novaris Pty. Ltd. & anor. Ats Imark Communications Pty. Ltd. - Electrical Installation Fire
[2007] TLS Developments Pty Ltd (formerly known as Meadow Gardens Retirement Village Pty Ltd) and Command Star Pty Ltd - Electrical Installation Fire
[2006] Maytag Corporation & ORS -ats- Cochrane-Davis & Anor - Electrical Equipment Fire
[2006] John Wardel - Electrical Installation Fault
[2006] Baker Heart Research Institute - Flooding into Main Switch room & Electrical Equipment Damage
[2006] Farm Pride - Electrical Installation Fault
[2006] Palmer -ats- Powercor. - Electrical Equipment (Generator) Failure
[2005] Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd -and- Ad Astra Properties Pty Ltd -and- Beryl Jay Properties Pty Ltd -and- Bradles Properties Pty Ltd -and- Bacchus Marsh Village Shopping Centre Pty Ltd -and- Rosemary Robertson - Electrical Installation Fault
[2005] Citipower - Explosion & Electrical Fire (Collins St City) - Electrical Installation Fire/Explosion
[2005] Powercor - Palmer - Electrical Installation Failure & Equipment Damage
[2005] - PT.Cahaya Kencana Sakti Utama (Jakarta - Indonesia) - Electrical Installation Fire
[2005] Alpine MDF - Electrical Equipment Fault (Failed 10MW Transformer Sub-station)
[2005] Cypress Semiconductors (Manilla - Philippines) - Electrical Installation / Equipment Fire