How To Ensure That The Forensic Evidence Is Independently Assessed

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As providers of independent forensic advice and opinion for a number of years, we at Forensic Equity know that engaging a forensic expert to re-examine evidence on behalf of the defence is not always easy. There may be frequent delays in response from both the CPS and the police to requests for access to case notes and exhibits. It may take many phone calls and emails and a lot of perseverance on your part to get the required authority for your chosen expert to view crucial exhibits at a forensic laboratory and to look at the case notes and talk to the prosecution scientist who wrote them and provided a statement for the Crown. Meanwhile the clock is ticking towards the court date and courts are not always sympathetic to requests for postponements, even if the delays are not of the defence's making.

We at Forensic Equity are here to help you cut through the red tape and ease the bottlenecks in gaining access to crucial forensic evidential material. We pride ourselves on knowing the system and the scientists and police officers within it. As forensic scientists we occupy a unique non- adversarial role, where we find that ...
... we often don't encounter the same reticence that police officers or CPS officials may have to cooperating with the defence solicitor to expedite prompt access to those crucial exhibits. If you can get us those initial contact details of the CPS official and/or police officer dealing with your case then, with your written authority, we can do a lot of the necessary chasing for you, which could save substantial time in gaining access and leave you free to deal with other aspects of the case.

We also pride ourselves on being responsive and meeting tight deadlines wherever possible. So having gained access to the exhibits before that all important court date we would do our very best to produce our expert report in time too and keep you updated of our progress at regular intervals. So why not try out the services of our experts and we guarantee that you will never have second thoughts about commissioning that all important forensic defence review again.

About Forensic Equity and its Forensic Science Services Forensic Equity is one of the leading forensic science service providers in the UK, offering comprehensive forensic services of the highest quality to a wide range of clients, including defence solicitors and barristers, law enforcement agencies, the police and other government bodies. Our key aim is to make current, impartial, forensic expertise of the highest calibre accessible to all.

These forensic science services are provided by some of the leading forensic scientists in Europe, who bring their many years of forensic training, experience and knowledge together to offer the most current and credible forensic services available.

As leaders in their particular field, our forensic scientists enjoy international recognition for their work. All have provided forensic science consultancy and advice to government agencies, solicitors and private companies and are well versed in all aspects of the criminal and civil justice system.

Forensic Equity is a leading forensic services provider. Our internationally recognised forensic scientists provide superior principal forensic services to the defence and prosecution

We will invariably provide the forensic scientist best placed to report and provide expert witness comment on the forensic evidence type in your case; ensuring that the value of that evidence is explained in a clear and credible manner to ensure the best possible outcome.

Our team of forensic experts includes forensic scientists specialising in all of the mainstream forensic evidence types