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 of trust that can be placed on any email message being presented as evidence, will 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 done. There have been numerous incidents of an expert witness losing credibility due to having 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 email systems. Today, cloud technologies have taken over, with most organizations using either Microsoft Office 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 is there to provide their experience to the matters before the courts. The article below 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 system around advice when using expert witnesses. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug/08/judge-tells-colleagues-to-be-on-their-guard-over-expert-witness-evidence A UK supreme court Judge raised concerns 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 for your court case? The short answer is that this is unlikely, at least in 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 experience they have with email systems is high on the list. Email System Expertise Email 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 in the court, apart from any other expert witness, is able to provide the same 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 or party in a lawsuit, given under oath and recorded by a court reporter. A deposition 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 email witness, I ensure that these guidelines are followed. If an expert witness does not Read more