For over 25 years, the principals of the company have been provided significant support to the national and international legal community through the provision of scientific studies to support a wide array of interesting litigation matters, quasi-judicial hearings, and expert testimony.  In addition, Richard Laughton is qualified in the field of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), as a successful graduate of the ADR Canadian Arbitration Course in 1995.  Since that time, Richard has been the Secretary of the Environmental Section of the ADR Institute of Canada (Ontario Section).

Expert testimony has been provided for a number of law firms with cases before the courts and hearing bodies.  We have provided evidence for cases before the Federal Court of Canada, the Provincial Courts of Ontario and British Columbia, and within Ontario the Environmental Assessment Board, the Consolidated Hearings Board, the Ontario Municipal Board and the Niagara Escarpment Commission.  Most recently, we were retained as experts to assist in the negotiations for a legal matter involving a large merger and acquisition in Italy (see references posted on this site).