From time to time we call upon the expertise of KBC's retired or former staff to assist with unusual or historic cases. Details of these experts appear below. Full details of their qualifications and experience can be obtained by contacting the Durham office.
Dr Duncan Woods
Michael Davison MBE GM
Mr Cook completed the report very quickly and to a high standard, despite the very short timeframe in which he was given.
I am really grateful for your assistance in this case; I am sure it made the pivotal difference.
As always, your firm goes out of its way to assist. Together with the high standards of reports, it is why I have used your firm since the 1980’s.
John Tarpey's expert report was full and allowed me to present the material to the court effectively and allowed me, with his assistance, to effectively challenge the prosecution expert's assertions.
Fast service; timely response to communication.
We’ve had years of excellent service from you.
Fiona Taylor provided quick responses to all of my questions and queries. The service was very professional throughout, from my initial enquiry to receiving the Report.
Clear communication, very good advice, good quality of forensic report.
There are times when DNA evidence can be a little dry, but Mike Appleby's presentation and delivery to the jury was pitch perfect.
Mr Cook’s evidence was clear and concise and did not waiver under cross-examination. His efforts in this case are greatly appreciated.
Very quick response to both our initial email enquiry and all emails. Helpful and approachable staff and experts.
We have used your services for some time and are very satisfied.
Mr Armstrong was very professional and presented his analysis to the Jury in a very helpful way.
Please thank Orla Sower for her excellent work on this case.
Known to us as credible experts, who provide a first class service.
Clear information about cost, speed and efficiency of report.
Many thanks for your very helpful and professional report.
Simon Bunter is extraordinarily knowledgeable, remarkably efficient and a wonderful communicator. I cannot recommend him highly enough.
The prosecutor found Dr Davey's report particularly well considered which undoubtedly informed his decision not to proceed with the case. Can I thank you very much for your help in this matter.
Have used you before and always found you efficient and easy to deal with.
Ultimately, the mere fact that we had instructed yourselves as experts and the difficulties the police had … in my view went some way towards convincing the CPS that they needed to review the case and ultimately discontinue it.
Superb outcome in the case ... as a direct result of Mr Prime discussing matters with his counterpart. Very, very impressive. Good, too, with the client.
We have been using your services for a number of years and have always been very happy with the service provided.
Quick response to our request; friendly members of staff.
Easy to use BAC calculation form, fast turn around.
Please pass on my thanks to Emma Youngson for the speed at which she completed the report; I am very grateful.
Amazing!
I am very impressed by your service.
Found the service to be extremely helpful, given the timeframe in which the report was required.
We find you reliable and expeditious.
Please pass on my gratitude to Mr Marryat for being able to compile a report in such a quick turnaround. Much appreciated.
Exceptional service.
Eager to assist at very short notice and very helpful on the phone.
Just a very high quality, professional service.
Instant reply on whether they can help or not; excellent with keeping us updated; fantastic report.
We were kept continually up to date about the progress of the report.
I would like to thank you both for all your help on this case, and the tasks you had to perform at short notice. Your assistance was greatly appreciated.
I have previously attended a demonstration of the techniques used by the experts at Keith Borer Consultants. What they can achieve is genuinely astonishing. I require my instructing solicitor to immediately contact Keith Borer Consultants and seek out their assistance.
Extremely quick and efficient.
We are very grateful to Mr Marryat for all the hard work he has done for us.
Thank you for writing the report so quickly. Very helpful.
The Evidence given by Mr Dunnill resulted in the trial of issue being found in the client's favour, thereby avoiding immediate custodial sentence.
Mike Prime’s presentation on paper, in conferences and from the witness box was excellent on what is a very difficult and sad case. My client’s family particularly wished to express their gratitude. They found that he made “more sense than the prosecution expert”.
I have instructed you for many years and always find yourselves to be helpful, efficient and reports are prepared in an easy to digest format.
I instructed Mr Armstrong on a recommendation from another counsel and will certainly recommend him to my colleagues in future.
Your service was exemplary.
Mr Brown and the work he did were excellent in every respect. We are grateful to him for his prompt and professional assistance.
Always a good service.
Based on many previous instructions to assist with our cases, the reports produced by your Experts are always helpful.
Helen Davey’s report is excellent, as are all the reports that she has written for us. She is always very willing to provide advice and answer questions and is also a very nice person.
You provide a good service and work within the constraints of the LAA funding.
We have used KBC for many years: always helpful, plenty of experts & LAA seems to be happy with estimates for CRM4 application purposes.
Alan Henderson was a very knowledgeable witness, clearly very familiar with his subject matter and capable of explaining it too. I would not hesitate to use him in the future.
We have used KBC for our forensic requirements for many years. The service has always been excellent, timely and useful.
Always try to instruct, if possible, due to excellent service provided.
Efficient and very responsive.
Swift service.
I cannot speak more highly of the quality of the report. Mr Prime is now my ‘go to’ expert.
After the initial phone call, I knew I had contacted the right organisation. The report just reaffirmed what I already knew.
Prompt and efficient communication, met the deadline, carried out the instructions.
Excellent service from Alan Henderson and his report assisted me in cross examining the Crown witness.
We were impressed by the quality of the report and competitive cost.
Reasonably priced compared to other experts.
Mr Prime attended punctually on each day of this case. He possesses a very approachable and helpful attitude.
We were kept updated throughout the process and the report was provided promptly.
Quick and efficient; and well laid out report.
Jenny Gray was excellent and very helpful throughout.
Excellent communication, timescales met despite difficulties with police & CPS.
We have been instructing KBC for the last 20 years or so, and they are listed as our first choice on our database. I have never had any cause for complaint and the experts have always acted with integrity and professionalism.
You guys are simply the best.
Richard Brown always provides accurate and impartial advice, which makes the advocate’s job so much easier when advising clients or presenting the case in court.
Very quick turnaround, with attention to detail and helpful comments.
Excellent reputation.
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. This is exactly what we needed.
Brilliant job and response to late and urgent instructions – very much above and beyond what we would expect.
Thank you very much, again, for the professionalism of your expert witnesses.
We are especially impressed by the Expert's willingness to discuss a case over the telephone before a formal instruction and the fast turnaround for completion of reports.
It is about professionalism, efficiency, attention to detail, courtesy and kindness. It is a very, very long time since I have dealt with any group that was as quick to respond and as efficient as you all were.
Always a pleasure working with you guys; our first choice for instruction.
Speed, efficiency and accuracy.
Alan Henderson was excellent. Very knowledgeable on this area of law. Provided an excellent report, with speed.
Quality service, helpful staff, prompt reports. Our company has used Keith Borer Consultants for many years.
Responsive, fast turnaround, quality reports, legal aid rates.
Quick response, easily contactable. Never had to instruct expert for this type of report and you provided us with all the information to enable us to request the necessary consent from CPS etc. Very helpful.
Mr Farley was exceptionally good in the witness box and very robust under cross examination. I would not hesitate to instruct him again.
The website had all the key words that I was looking to see for an expert in the area of interest.
Jenny Gray acted with the utmost integrity throughout. This was noted in open court by the judge hearing the case.
Simon Bunter is as good an expert as I have ever worked with.
Friendliness and complete empathy in what was a very stressful situation for me.
Your report is fantastic and much appreciated.
Attentive. Quick. Professional.
Great communication and updates.
Please thank Sarah Morley for her sterling work.
Very good.
Extremely good customer service and continuous contact/support.
It is always easy to contact KBC and to get a prompt reply.
Richard Brown is an excellent expert witness.
Mr Cook’s report was easy to follow for those who are not experts in this field and explained the method and conclusion fully.
Consistently reliable. Reports are very easy to read.
I found the service to be very professional throughout.
Dr Helen Davey was, as always, excellent. From her initial report to her attendance at a conference and court. Her expertise is apparent and her ability to explain difficult issues is outstanding.
We have worked with you for a number of years and find your work accurate and reliable.
Have used many times previously and always been extremely satisfied with the service and reports.
Easy to find on Google and seemed like decent, legitimate company at decent price.
We are very grateful to Mr Prime. He made himself available at short notice and was contactable over the phone beforehand in order to clarify/confirm certain aspects of the case.
Reliable and trustworthy.
I can say that I am very satisfied with the service I have received from KBC, starting with my initial phone call and interaction your colleague when I made my initial enquiry, right up to the report being received. I would certainly use KBC again and would recommend you to my colleagues.
Adrian Armstrong is an excellent witness who easily out-shone the police expert.
I found Mr Prime to be a very good natured and competent expert witness who presented well in the witness box.
Report prepared well and is a format we could understand. Written in a way that the lay person can understand.
Outstanding. Mr Prime was conscious of duty but compelling in his approach to the evidence.
Mr Dampier made an incredibly complicated matter easy to understand.
Service had a quick turnaround and any queries were quickly addressed.
Mike Appleby's exceptional quality was noted by all of the Counsel involved in the case. It is always a pleasure to watch someone, who is good at something, doing it and doing it well.
Very fast, professional, easy to instruct.
We would be extremely grateful if you could thank Ms Gray again for her incredible report.
Richard Brown was excellent and his professional manner/quality of evidence won the day for us - compared with the prosecution expert! Quality counts!
The service was both timely and accurate - exactly what was required in a developing trial.
I have to thank you for all the help you have given me in preparing for this and in giving your evidence, which I think was very convincing and went a long way to this acquittal.
Thank you very, very much - impeccable service as per usual.
I was very grateful to your Mike Prime for assistance he gave me on a case recently when he went out of his way to assist, despite the fact a trial was imminent and it became clear I would not have the chance to formally instruct at that point. I thought that was very impressive.
Mrs Allan gave extremely clear evidence.
Quick, efficient and professional.
Extremely prompt service.
You have always been excellent.
Prompt and reliable service.
Prompt provision of report and prompt reply to queries.
I was delighted by Mrs Tweedy's professional and thorough approach.
Easy to read report.
Prompt attention to dealing with queries and providing information and reports.
Mr Appleby was truly excellent. While giving evidence it was plain that he has achieved the perfect blend of clarity and authoritative charisma.
Prompt and efficient handling of initial enquiries and arrangements to inspect Prosecution exhibits.
Excellent reports within Legal Aid rates.
Efficient and helpful in a complex case.
I found the quality of the report very high, and I am aware that Dr Davey had to work hard to hit the deadline because of other commitments.
Both our client and I were very impressed by your expert evidence. I will be singing your praises for years to come.
Very thorough report.
I was very impressed both with the clarity of Dr Davey’s report to the layperson, and her even-handedness. The objective tone of the report and the fact that the opposing party’s expert agreed with the analysis gave Dr. Davey’s evidence a huge amount of credibility. I would recommend her to anyone in need of similar evidence and have no doubt that her evidence was vital to us winning the case.
Complete satisfaction with services.
Quick telephone answering, excellent understanding of the issues facing us i.e. prior authority, court dates changing at last moment, need for rapid responses.
Overall helpful and efficient service.
We have used you many times before and have never been anything but entirely satisfied. We will continue to do so.
Thanks to Sarah Morley for her help: her evidence was very important in bringing this case to justice and it is greatly appreciated.
Great report - it really shows off your skills compared to the prosecution (so-called) experts. Thanks so much.
No improvement needed.
Have used Keith Borer in the past for many different types of reports and would do so again.
Comprehensive and comprehendible expert’s report; first class response to queries.
Extremely efficient.
Thank you for your hard work in this case and for the prompt responses.
Used KBC for years; always found you efficient and helpful.
Helpful, speedy and good quality.
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