EXPERT
WITNESSES and subject matter specialists from
the leading
criminal defence solicitors - and only UK
practice with in-house forensic laboratory
facilities for the analysis of digital evidence
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Expert Witnesses
are specialists in a given subject
matter and quite uniquely in British
Law, are allowed to express personal
opinion given a set of facts. They
are also afforded the privilege of
viewing the full set of court/tribunal
proceedings, to ensure they have the
fullest appreciation of case and
circumstances.
In
cases involving complex evidence or
materials of a scientific/electronic
nature, it is essential that a
suitably
experienced and qualified Expert
Witness is appointed at the earliest
possible stage to assist in case
preparations
An expert witness
should exemplify two qualities:
1) the capacity to
understand complex facts, issues and
technology, and
2) the ability to
explain these in a straight-forward yet
compelling manner.
Technical
specialists from BURTONS DIGITAL excel in
both qualities. Our expert opinions are
thorough, clear and easy to understand –
in a word, they are persuasive. Whether
a matter is privately funded or
supported
via Legal Aid, we handle
cross-examination in court with poise
because we understand the issues and we
have the experience and expertise to
backup what we say.
Our
expert consultants have acted as
special masters, consultants, expert
neutrals and expert witnesses in legal
matters including: business failures;
officer and director liability:
antitrust matters; systems acceptance
and performance issues; contract
matters; intellectual property
misappropriation; royalty issues;
business litigation; damage models and
theories; insurance matters; and project
management. As independent experts we
have worked with advocates representing
plaintiff and defendant software
developers, systems consultants, systems
integrators and customers.
With our extensive experience working
with an array of lawyers, we understand
the legal process and we appreciate what
legal teams need. At the same time, we
fiercely protect our credibility, which
is good for the case of the clients
whose solicitors instruct us. We are not
afraid to tell the client and their
advocates/barristers where their case is
weak, unsupported, or simply lacking in
merit. However, where there is merit and
good cause in a client’s case, we can
deliver a riveting and convincing
opinion that allows the court and jury
to make the right decision with
confidence.
"The synergy between our
incisive expert opinions and the
attorneys' legal strategies typically
results in larger and speedier
settlements, as well as more favourable
resolutions and judgments in trial
situations."
Joanne
Davies
Director Research, Burtons
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Data Recovery Specialists
Data recovery is the process of
salvaging data from damaged, failed, corrupted or
inaccessible primary storage media when it cannot be
accessed normally. Often the data is being salvaged from
storage media formats such as hard disk drive, storage
tapes, CDs, DVDs, RAID, and other electronics. This can
be due to physical damage to the storage device or
logical damage to the file system that prevents it from
being mounted by the host operating system. Although
there is some confusion as to the term, data recovery
can also be the process of retrieving and securing
deleted information from a storage media for forensic
purposes.
A wide variety of failures can cause physical damage to
storage media. CD-ROMs can have their metallic substrate
or dye layer scratched off; hard disks can suffer any of
several mechanical failures, such as head crashes and
failed motors; tapes can simply break. Physical damage
always causes at least some data loss, and in many cases
the logical structures of the file system are damaged as
well. This causes logical damage that must be dealt with
before any files can be salvaged from the failed media.
Far more common than physical damage is logical damage
to a file system. Logical damage is primarily caused by
power outages that prevent file system structures from
being completely written to the storage medium, but
problems with hardware (especially RAID controllers) and
drivers, as well as system crashes, can have the same
effect. The result is that the file system is left in an
inconsistent state. This can cause a variety of
problems, such as strange behaviour (e.g. infinitely
recursing directories, drives reporting negative amounts
of free space), system crashes, or an actual loss of
data. |
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