Forensic Investigations

Searching for electronic data, analysing it and using it in court
Half Day Seminar, 16 October 2007

Using Forensic Experts
Computer Forensic Experts
Forensic data analysis experts

Speaker: Edward Wilding, Data Genetics International

  • When should the expert be brought in?
  • Assessing a computer expert’s competence and suitability; value for money.
  • The ground rules of admissibility.
  • Processing the crime scene.
  • Why computer data is so slippery.
  • What is technically possible, and what isn’t!  Misconceptions about deleted data, encryption, the Internet and other urban myths.
  • The latest gadgets and tricks – for good or evil.
  • Major and multi-jurisdictional inquiries.
  • Monitoring the progress of the investigation.
  • Remaining focused and making the evidence clear.
  • Presenting complex evidence in Court.

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Technology – putting the pieces together

using accountants as forensic detectives
Forensic accountants in London UK

Speaker: Paul Tombleson, Partner, KPMG
Head of UK Forensic Technology Practice 

  • Benefits of using technology to complement an investigation
  • Planning the investigation
  • Sources of electronic data, including publicly available data, Structured data and unstructured data
  • Analysis of the information
  • Presentation of the results

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Law for Digital Investigators

legal issues for digital investigators
Law relating to digital detectives

Speaker: Peter Sommer, Research Fellow, London School of Economics

  • What powers and authority can/does the investigation confer on you?
  • What evidence do you seek to acquire?
  • What procedures are needed to make the evidence admissible?
  • What restraints in general may operate on you during the investigation?
    Data Protection, Human Rights, Employee Protection
  • What further restraints in evidence acquisition may operate on you?
    Regulation of  Investigatory Powers Act, Computer Misuse Act
  • What are the obligations of disclosure?
    civil, criminal, third party
  • What is the impact of Legal Professional Privilege?
  • Importance of Investigator’s Records of Activities
  • Disclosure and Forensic Artefacts - a sanitised case study

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Event Chair

Clive Freedman, Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings and SCL Trustee

Speakers

Peter Sommer, Research Fellow, London School of Economics

Paul Tombleson, Partner, KPMG, Head of UK Forensic Technology Pra

Edward Wilding, Director and Chief Technical Officer, Data Generics International (DGI) Limited

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