Ken Kirby, a Metallurgist with an honours degree and a PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Science, joined Brookes Bell in September 2006 and became Partner in 2011.

Prior to joining Brookes Bell, Ken worked for 10 years as a Research and Development Metallurgist where his work focussed on developing new processing and production techniques for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. Ken has provided expert opinions on metallurgical analysis, failure investigation and the properties of mineral cargoes. He has acted as an expert witness in arbitration and court hearings.