Expert Witness

CONTENTENGINEER : Expert Witness Services run in parallel with the vendor neutral ContentForensic (Computer Forensics) and ContentRecover Services. The reports generated by the Group are an independent product of the Expert engaged, uninfluenced by the demand or constraint of the criminal prosecution or civil litigation. Always relying on fact and clear documented opinion, the Expert will provide assistance in the form of objective, unbiased resource to the Client, court and/or legal teams; on the specialist area of electronic data storage systems.

Service Benefits

• Extension to the strength of the legal team with specialist technical knowledge
• Reduction in hearing, tribunal and court costs, through objective, impartial reports
• Appropriate resolution of cases with accurate and unquestionable reports
• Early indications achievable or likely prosecution or defence case using evidence
• Retention and collection of all available data and artefact evidence

Engagements

Clients engage the Group and the assigned Expert to provide a variety of deliverables including carrying out thorough and detailed investigations into the facts of the matter, reviewing all the available information, writing a report including identifying strengths and weaknesses, preparing graphs, plans, photographs that will help not only the legal team, but also the judge, court, jury and other lay people to understand the evidence presented.

Supporting Activities

The engagement letter agreed between the Client and the Group, will detail the expectations and deliverables from the Expert. These include some or all of the following:

• Preparation of a final/preliminary expert report on quantum and/or liability
• Attend meetings of experts for criminal and civil cases to narrow issues before a trial
• Consider a settlement
• Attend conferences with counsel
• Attend at court for trial and/or other hearings
• Collect printed evidence and analyse
• Collect electronic evidence, copy and analyse/search
• Undertake extended tests and/or experiments related to the case
• Research into associated issues or matters
• Take photographs of evidence, and/or crime scenes as per instruction

Expert Witness Reports

The primary deliverable from any engagement is the preparation of a final independent Expert Witness Report or statement, that will be prepared on behalf of the Client. The report itself will provide an introduction to the case/matter, the parties involved and any specific terminology used throughout the report. With separate sections for Instructions and Issues ; the Investigation itself (scope, evidence, practical examination, research, collection and search of electronic evidence plus any additional tests); the Opinion (reviewing the outcome of the factual investigation); and finally a declaration (specifically a Statement of Compliance and a Statement of Truth).

The Group undertakes ContentForensic Services for criminal and civil matters closely aligned with standard Data Recovery Services. For more information about CONTENTENGINEER : Expert Witness Services do not hesitate to contact us.