Latent defects and design failures.
A significant part of the practice's work relates to the investigation of alleged latent defects within building and civil engineering structures. Allan Mungall and David Reid have regularly acted on behalf of plaintiffs, defendants or the Insurers or professional advisors of both.

Recent examples of such defects which the practice have investigated include several examples of roof collapses, failures of foundations and retaining walls and surface water drainage failures.

Investigation and Repair of Superstructure Damage due to Fire, Flood or Storm
A significant part of Mungall Associates' work is the investigation and design and repair administration of damage to building superstructures caused by fire or storms. Current such work includes the design and contract administration of a block of domestic dwellinghouses in the ownership of a major housing association damaged by fire (approximate value £750,000) and technical due diligence on behalf of Insurers following a major leisure complex fire.

2010 and 2011 have seen a substantial increase in Scotland in the number of building failures associated with extreme weather conditions and the practice has had involvements in the repair of a number of such.

Damage by Third Parties
Mungall Associates are regularly involved in investigating structural damage caused by third parties. Typical of such damage is that which sometimes occurs when excavations are opened next to an existing building, for example when excavating for an adjacent development, often resulting in the undermining of existing foundations and consequent structural failure. Similarly, damage often occurs to a property when an adjacent proprietor undertakes structural alterations which, for whatever reason, impact adversely on properties round about.

The practice also becomes involved, with surprising regularity, in situations where buildings have been damaged by vehicle impact.

Investigation and Repair of Subsidence Damage
Mungall Associates have substantial involvements in the investigation and remediation of subsidence. These aassignments are usually undertaken on behalf of Insurers, by way of Loss Adjusters, but sometimes work is undertaken directly for building owners. Properties investigated range from small domestic dwellinghouses through major tenement buildings in multi-ownership to large industrial or commercial properties. The practice has recent experience of all the principal subsidence remediation techniques and has good working relationships with all of the major piling and underpinning contractors.

Liability and Recovery Aspects
The practice works extensively with Insurers, Solicitors and Loss Adjusters assisting in the resolution of questions of liability relating to construction losses and in subsequent recovery aspects.

Ground Engineering and Geotechnics
The practice is regularly involved in ground stabilisaton, often as a result of being appointed to investigate problems of landslip or erosion or retaining wall failure. It has consequently developed an expertise in retaining wall design encompassing conventional, diaphragm, bored pile and steel sheet piled walls. Additionally it has experience in rock anchors, soil nailing and remedial grouting.

Expert Witness
Allan Mungall often acts an expert witness in disputes relating to structural and civil engineering failure and is currently involved in several cases relating to the partial collapse of buildings following adjacent construction works, extensive damages to new properties under high winds as an alleged effect of latent defects and the repair of properties exhibiting vatious types of structural distress as a result of inappropriate design and/or construction. Additionally, over the past few years, Allan Mungall has acted as "expert" in a number of Expert Determinations,