Rob Walton is an independent email expert witness and email forensic specialist. With 30+ years professional experience in email systems, email delivery, email SMTP transport, email fraud, and email security.
Email authenticity and forgery | disputed sending or receipt | EML/MSG/PST evidence | email headers | Microsoft 365 and Exchange evidence | SMTP server logs | Message-ID analysis | SPF/DKIM/DMARC | deleted email | email delivery disputes.
Rob Walton is a highly credible expert witness, and adheres to CPR35, and the Daubert standards.
Rob is a member of the High Technology Cyber Investigation Association (HTCIA). HTCIA is the premier global professional organization providing individuals utilizing investigative techniques and technology with innovative networking and training.
Rob is a member of the International Association of Computer Investigation Specialists (IACIS).
IACIS is an international organization dedicated to digital forensics.
Watch expert witness email forensics video content on Rob’s dedicated YouTube channel for Global Email Forensics.
Rob Walton is a member of the Expert Witness Institute (EWI). Supporting the proper administration of justice and the early resolution of disputes through high-quality expert evidence from specialists.
In my work as an expert witness for email delivery matters, I see many cases where fraud is being alleged. A legal matter often concerns whether an email has been sent, or has been received. Read more
As an expert witness in the email forensics field, I get asked to examine various types of digital evidence. Not all email evidence is equal however. For example, in a recent email expert witness case, Read more
In the area of digital email forensics a common activity is to prove (or disprove) an email is valid. How can an email be proven to be valid, and not a forgery? Forensically, the level Read more
As an email expert witness it is imperative that all the evidence, and associated material is reviewed in detail. No opinion, or view, should be provided to the court without confirming that this has been Read more
As an email expert witness for hire, it is important to keep up to date with email system technologies. Over the last 30 years there have been significant changes to how we use email, and Read more
As an email expert witness it is imperative to stay within the court guidelines. The court expects an expert witness to remain objective, and to not present as biased to either side. The expert witness Read more
This blog post examines a court case reported in a recent news article covering email expert witnesses, and digital email forensics. The below email expert witness article is recent feedback from within the UK judiciary Read more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives. AI is now being discussed in the context of digital email forensics. For example, will AI supersede the need for an email expert witness Read more
When hiring an email expert witness, how much experience should they have to be credible? The level of credibility an email expert witness has in a court process depends on many areas. The amount of Read more
In any court case involving expert witness testimony, sticking to the evidence is an area of critical importance. The email expert witness is there to guide the court based on their experience. No one else Read more
This blog post covers some of the common terminology used when working as an smtp expert witness in court cases involving email forensics. Deposition A legal term referring to the out-of-court testimony of a witness Read more
In UK law the Ikarian Reefer landmark case is commonly used to refer to the expected roles and responsibilities of an expert witness. It involved a shipping related court case in 1993. As an expert Read more