Services:
As a full Member of The Academy and a Certified Expert Witness, Dan undertakes expert witness instructions, including the preparation of expert reports and giving evidence in court, in cases relating to his specialist areas of expertise. These include:
– International expert on key UK invasive plants, including Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam and Giant Hogweed
– Invasive plant survey, identification, mapping and evaluating routes of spread and dispersal
– Control and management and remediation (eradication) treatments – including independent audit and appraisal of management actions
– Assessment of Japanese Knotweed growth and spread with relative age assessment – relevant for establishing liability in civil claims
Instructions can be undertaken on behalf of either claimant or defendant or as a Single Joint Expert.
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Qualifications:
Academic qualifications
PhD - Biological Sciences (2015) | Swansea University
MSc - Environmental Conservation Management (2009) | University of Glamorgan
BSc (Hons) - Biology & Ecology (2006) | Open University Cardiff
BSc (Hons) - Marine Biology (2003) | University of Wales Bangor
Professional training, qualifications and accreditation as an expert witness
The Academy of Experts - Full Member of The Academy (Reg No: 3612)
Expert Witness Institute - Certified Expert Witness (Member No: 10002604)
The Academy of Experts - Into Court Course (2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
The Academy of Experts - Foundation Course (2019)
National Proficiency Tests Council - Level 2 Awards in Forestry and Arboriculture (2014)
LANTRA Training Awards - Brushcutters, Woodchippers, Stem injection (2014)
National Proficiency Tests Council- Level 2 Awards in the Safe Use of Pesticides (2011)
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Experience:
Dr Dan Jones is Managing Director at Advanced lnvasives and an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Biosciences at Swansea University. Dan has provided oral and written evidence to House of Commons Committees, produced government reports and delivered best practice guidance and evidence-based invasive plant solutions for a wide range of stakeholders.
Dan has been instructed as an expert in more than 40 legal cases UK-wide.
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Categories:
Intrusion Detection Systems , Aerial Photography , Plant Ecology, , Invasive Plants , Japanese Knotweed , Environmental Impact Plants , Plants Biology , Plants Ecology , Plant Control Methods , Japanese knotweed Growth , Giant Hogweed , Giant Hogweed Management , Himalayan Balsam , Himalayan Balsam Management , Himalayan Balsam Eradication , Aerial Photographs , Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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