Jennifer Vanderhart has been recognised for her work in damage analysis and speaks to us about how this impacts legal cases she works on. Can you briefly share the process you undergo to valuate economic damages in a legal case? The process will vary greatly depending on the case, but I typically start by reading […]
Why should businesses be valued and what is the basic criteria when doing so? There could be a number of reasons why an Expert Accountant would be asked to value a business. This includes acting for a client either purchasing or selling a business and whilst the methodology of valuing a business for sale may […]
When should a lawyer consider appointing an expert? In an ideal world, a lawyer should consider instructing a collision investigator in any road traffic case. However, such considerations are often driven by financial constraints. It is impossible to provide a set of rules to allow a lawyer to determine when they should and shouldn’t instruct […]
Speaking to Helen Hart, we learn about how forensic psychologists help in the courts and how she is trying to demystify psychological services so that they are useful and accessible to the public and professionals alike.
Is your work adversarial? It can be. However, in at least half of my cases I am instructed by both parties as a so-called single joint expert. Even when I am instructed by one party, an important part of any assignment is to identify the critical issues and to try to identify the matters on […]
Data recovery can reveal more than you may want people to truly know. I mean, that is what the ‘empty from recycle bin’ button was invented for; we wanted to remove all traces of something which may come bite later on. However, speaking to Steve Burgess, President of Burgess Consulting and Forensics, we find out […]
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