WE CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF DRUGS OF ABUSE IN HUMANS

The professionally qualified members of Expert Laboratory Services can provide expert court testimony and opinion in chemistry, toxicology, and other related fields for criminal and labour law litigation. We are professionally qualified and duly registered at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and the South African National Council of Scientific Professions (SACNASP).

Our unique scientific-legal academic and professional backgrounds provide an excellent foundation in the following fields to provide expert opinions and services for litigation purposes.

EXPERT OPINIONS

Review of scientific opinions, laboratory test methods and results of other scientists and laboratories for litigation purposes in related fields.

CRIMINAL LAW ENVIRONMENT

Roadside blood alcohol testing by the governmental laboratories related to the National Road Traffic Act as performed by the governmental regulatory laboratories in the Department of Health
Roadside breath alcohol testing related to the National Road Traffic Act
Roadside breath alcohol testing related to the National Road Traffic Act.
General forensic chemical analysis.
Analytical chemical analysis of drugs and poisons (antemortem and postmortem) in the medical-legal environment.

WORKPLACE AND LABOUR LAW ENVIRONMENT

Workplace alcohol testing with breathalysers
Workplace drug and alcohol testing results and interpretation by other drug testing laboratories and facilities such as pathology laboratories.
Provide an expert opinion in the procedural and policy aspects of drug and alcohol testing in the labour law environment.

GENERAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ENVIRONMENT

The interpretation of test results in other chemical analytical fields based on instrumental and wet-chemical analysis related to analytical and scientific due process

GENERAL

Review of sports doping test results from the World Anti-Doping Association (WADA)
General forensic and analytical toxicology matters
Review scientific test methods and test results from private and regulatory water analytical laboratories
General analytical chemistry matters related to instrumental analytical and wet chemistry analytical techniques concerning due analytical practice and the ISO17025 international standard

Dr J.B. Laurens PhD, PhD

Director / Forensic Chemist & Toxicologist

BSc(Ed); BSc(Hons); MSc(Chem); MSc(Appl Tox); MPhil(Med Law); PhD(Chem); PhD(Med Law)

Registered Medical Biochemist – South African Medical and Dental Council (HPCSA) (Reg No: MW 0007749)
Registered Professional Natural Scientist (RSA) (Pr. Sci. Nat.) (Reg no: 400111/08)

Please contact Dr Laurens for more information

Cell no: +27 082 673 9338 Email: tim@expertlabservices.co.za

The difference between Preliminary (screening) and Confirmatory Testing

The difference between Preliminary (screening) and
Confirmatory Testing