Psychology
We have highly qualified psychologists nationwide available to assess adults, children and families within Family and Criminal Law Proceedings and directly to Courts, Local Authorities, Panels and Tribunals.
Areas of expertise:
- Public Law assessments of children and adults
- Private Law assessments of children and adults
- Assessment of fitness to stand trial
- Assessment of Not guilty by reason of insanity
- Assessment of Autism and other neurocognitive disorders
- IQ testing- Multiple tests for the IQ for adults and children
- Personality tests- Axis I and II and testing personality disorders, mood and level of functioning
- Children and Adolescents- Assess the family unit and individuals for placement, custody or behavioural issues
- Risk Assessments-testing for levels of recidivism, future risk, sexual and violence recidivism
- Malingering Tests, tests of effort and Deception tests- tests for secondary gain are always included in forensic tests
Psychiatry
We have highly qualified psychiatrists nationwide available to assess adults, children and families within Family and Criminal Law Proceedings and directly to Courts, Local Authorities, Panels and Tribunals.
Areas of expertise:
- Fitness to Plead and Stand Trial
- Issues at Criminal Trial Including Capacity to Form Intent, Insanity, Automatism and Diminished Responsibility
- Disposal Options
- Immigration
Immigration
Expert witnesses are often called upon to provide independent country-specific information in asylum and immigration cases. Such expert evidence can play an important part in the decision-making process. Our experts can prepare reports on physical and mental health conditions, as well as the effects of removal from the UK on individual and/or family members.
Areas of expertise:
- Identifying Vulnerability
- Physical Abuse and Torture
- Removal of Parents and Impact on Children
- Immigration Detention
Forensic Accounting
We have highly qualified Forensic Accountants nationwide who are fully conversant with the preparation of reports across a broad spectrum of legal proceedings and have the skills, resources and expertise to investigate and analyse financial evidence and present their findings within comprehensive reports.
Areas of expertise:
- Tax Fraud
- Benefit Fraud
- Fraud Investigations
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Our Experts offer their expertise in the following cases.
- Road Traffic Act Offences Involving Drugs
- Criminal Cases Involving Poisoning, Murder and Rape
Handwriting Expert: Questionable Documents and Signatures
Our experts use their detailed observational skills to analyse questioned documents and/or signatures, to determine authenticity and detect forgery.
Cell Site Analysis
This method can be used to locate a particular mobile phone on a specific day and time or over specific dates and times, depending on what is needed for your case. Our experts then present a comprehensive report to you with their findings.
Mobile Phone Analysis
By downloading and analysing the data and content information of a mobile phone our experts can present their findings in a comprehensive report.
CCTV Enhancement
CCTV cameras are now in operation and cover most places that we visit. People seldom even consider that most of our actions are being caught on camera.
More and more criminals are being caught on camera, but due to poor quality cameras it is not always clear who the person on the CCTV is. Our experts may be able to assist your case by enhancing your CCTV footage and stills, to provide clearer footage and images that may assist your client's case.
Forensic Computer Examinations
Expert Witness Direct can provide experts that will download and analyse the contents of any PC/laptop or tablet. Extracting information from the devices such as which websites have been visited, which files and images have been viewed/downloaded and extract information pertaining to times, dates and user profiles and submitting their findings in a comprehensive report.