Expert Witness Snapshot

I have over 20 years\' experience as a Forensic Document Examiner, having worked in both police and private laboratories alongside some of the most experienced experts in the UK. I am now a Director of QD Examiners Limited with fellow expert Hannah Pocock who acts as peer-reviewer for all of my reports.

Over the course of my career I have examined over 1,000 cases in civil and criminal matters, including cases where I have acted as a Single Joint Expert and I am highly experienced in providing expert evidence in court.

My expertise includes:

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  Examination of handwriting and signatures to determine authorship

  
  


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  Examination of documents for indented impressions of writing

  
  


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  Reconstruction of torn and shredded documents

  
  


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  Examination of documents for alterations

  
  

My office is equipped with standard equipment used in forensic document examination, including:

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  Stereo microscope with digital camera attachment.

  
  


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  Projectina Inspec 8s - for the examination of documents for security features and alterations using infrared, ultraviolet and other specialised light sources.

  
  


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  Projectina Docustat (ESDA, or Electrostatic Detection Apparatus) - for the examination of documents for the presence of indented impressions.