On 18th April 2018 HHJ Collier QC made a ruling concerning whether “phone material” should be served as numbered PPE (Pages of Prosecution Evidence) for the purposes of the Litigators’ and Advocates Graduated Fee Schemes, ultimately concluding that they should not be.
The Proof is in the IP Address – A Stalking Case Study
We have previously reported on how prosecution errors in requesting IP address evidence can cause issues (https://keithborer.co.uk/news/police-errors-finger-wrong-suspects-cybercrime).
Facebook Examinations at Keith Borer Consultants
In recent times the use of social media such as Facebook has increased exponentially. Given that there are over an estimated 1.4 billion daily active Facebook users worldwide as of December 2017, it is of little surprise that there has been a significant increase in enquires regarding Facebook ex
A Clear Cut Case in Digital Forensics
KBC recently examined a computer for an indecent images of children case, in which the prosecution case appeared to be very strong. The defendant was charged in relation to making 50 indecent images of children, each of which was live an accessible in a Downloads directory for the file sha
Footwear marks – are you getting the whole story?
An unusual residential fire - Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Dr David Schudel reports on an unusual residential fire which was investigated during his time in the Cayman Islands. This article has been published by the UK Association of Fire Investigators in their quarterly magazine 'Fire & Arson Investigator' (Vol 5 Issue 1, p7-12) and reproduced here
DNA evidence: Court primer highlights important questions
The recently published ‘Forensic DNA analysis – a primer for Courts’ document serves as a timely reminder of the complexity of DNA profile evidence i
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DNA Profile Matches – their use and misuse
Since the implementation of streamlined and abbreviated reporting many within the forensic science profession have become increasingly concerned about the use of DNA profile match reports in contested criminal cases.
Uncertain Provenance - Digital Evidence in Context
Following a recent case involving indecent images, our instructing solicitors commented of us “We always receive a prompt and efficient service, but what is particularly helpful is the opening of other avenues of enquiry which hadn't been previously considered”.