Evidence and Admissibility Part 2

Evidence and Admissibility Part 2.In the first discussion on Evidence and Admissibility that appeared in Part 1 there was reference made to the International standards ISO17025 and ISO17020 and their proposed use as laboratory standards suited to forensics and evidence - http://trewmte.blogspot.com/2010/06/evidence-and-admissibility-part-1.html . In Part 2 further reference is made to ISO17025,

Evidence and Admissibility Part 1

Evidence and Admissibility Part 1The analysis that can never stop relates to issues associated with evidence and admissibility. We need thought provoking discussions to inform our knowledge. Also, we need to exercise our understanding of the work we are doing and whether it meets an acceptable criteria in the practices and procedures we follow. Moroever we should challenge perceptions we hold to

Extra-Statutory

Extra-Statutory.Where, for illustrative purposes only, a Home Office circular regulates e.g. the use of listening devices and aural and visual procedures, the standards set by that document may be the same as those under a Stature (say RIPA or, previously, IOCA) but that Home Office circular does not mean by following its guidance it makes any acts or omissions compliant with the statutory

Counterfeit Mobile Phones

Counterfeit Mobile PhonesMany thanks to my good friend Vinny Parmar for this contribution he has made exclusively to http://trewmte.blogspot.com.Vinny has prepared a report for the webblog about "Dummy" mobile phones that are counterfeit Nokia N95, which are currently in circulation. His expert report is well illustrated and Vinny imparts good advice inkeeping with his long term expertise and

Nice to recommend Lee Bowdler Richard Body & Co

Nice to recommend Lee Bowdler Richard Body & Co A little while back I wrote about a Barrister and Barristers' Chambers to highlight that it is still an important commodity to recognize and thank people for the work they have done (http://trewmte.blogspot.com/2008/04/barristers-surrey-chambers.html). It is a commodity that, at times, seems to be in very short supply in this day and age, but a

Expert Evidential Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings

Expert Evidential Disclosure in Criminal ProceedingsWhen dealing with mobile telephone evidence it is important to be aware of the rules of expert evidence. This too goes for technical and examiner witnesses. In the recent case of R -v- Lorraine Harris & Others (2005) EWCA Crim 1980 Lord Justice Gage was invited by counsel for the Crown to give guidance in relation to expert evidence where the