Intellectual property • All matters relating to copyright in the musical work and the literary work, including musical arrangements • Claims for infringement of the copyright vested in musical works, literary works and sound recordings on behalf of claimants and defendants • Plagiarism of music and lyrics • Claims of joint authorship • Analysis of musical and literary works in TV, film and advertising • Preparing expert reports on behalf of claimants and defendants • Unauthorised adaptations of music and lyrics • Forensic...

Expert Services The specialists within Best Practice Group have extensive experience in providing Expert Witness Services as part of litigation or dispute resolution. We work with firms of solicitors and barristers along with their clients and lay-clients to provide wholly objective and independent Expert Witness Services. Our technical people assess technical evidence to determine levels of liability and delineation of roles and responsibilities in major programmes and projects. Our forensic accounting specialists...

Description of expertise Trained & experienced in both civil & criminal expert work, in the CPR & the duties of both party-appointed & single joint experts. Experienced in report writing & giving evidence in court. Fellow of the Academy of Experts. Qualified Arbitrator. Computing - Civil • Computer software • Software development projects • Agile development • Intellectual property in computer software • Employment disputes • Software copyright infringement • Software quality • Computer systems • Systems integration • Computer...

Broad knowledge of information technology, and experience as an entrepreneur and as a Gartner Analyst, provides additional experience in business management, intellectual property and enterprise requirements. Expertise includes: • Artificial intelligence • Blockchain and crypto • Cloud infrastructure • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Cybersecurity • Data analytics • Digital resilience • Disaster recovery • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Industry analysts • Intellectual property • Internet of things • Location-based...

Accidents at work & on construction sites, including slipping & tripping cases • Disability accommodation reports • Rights of light cases • Daylight & sunlight studies • Building defects, including investigation of claddings • Construction disputes • Architect negligence cases • Cost of injury, disability, death • Registered Adjudicator • Arbitrator

Digital Forensics & Cell Site Analysis Expert Witnesses Evidence Matters Ltd are specialists in defending child pornography, fraud & counterfeiting cases , with more than 20 years' forensics experience • We aim to answer your questions in plain English, providing you with an easy to understand, jargon-free, professional report • 24 hour nationwide service • Free consultation • Tried & tested experts for the International Criminal Court, Crown Courts, Family Courts & Tribunals Please visit our website http://www.evidence-matters.com...

Digital Forensics & Cell Site Analysis Expert Witnesses Evidence Matters Ltd are specialists in defending child pornography, fraud & counterfeiting cases , with more than 20 years' forensics experience • We aim to answer your questions in plain English, providing you with an easy to understand, jargon-free, professional report • 24 hour nationwide service • Free consultation • Tried & tested experts for the International Criminal Court, Crown Courts, Family Courts & Tribunals Please visit our website http://www.evidence-matters.com...

Architecture • Building defects and regulations • Health and safety

I work as an expert witness, neutral advisor and expert determiner in IT and outsource services: • Fitness for purpose in application, code review and forensic analysis, infrastructure, project and service management. I have particular experience in large-scale delivery (up to £250m a year), transformation, Agile methods and professional competence • IT project delay cause and quantification • Intellectual property review of algorithms, similarity of code, delivery methods, development effort, confidentiality,...

Forensic accounting • Insurance claims • Business interruption claims • Increased costs of working • Stock claims • Personal injury actions • Fatal accident claims • Loss of pension • Loss of benefits • Loss of profit • Loss of dependency • Contractual disputes • Agency disputes • Breach of warranty • Contentious valuations • Shareholder disputes • Matrimonial disputes • Probate disputes

I have over 45 years' experience working with computers and more than 20 years and 300 cases as an expert witness. My work clarifies technical evidence simply and concisely, and assists common understanding of cases among lawyers, clients and experts. I produce clearly worded reports and clear spoken evidence. Criminal cases include indecent images, terrorism, false accounting, computer misuse and unauthorised access, fraud, extreme and prohibited images, drug importation and cultivation. I have given advice...

Digital Forensics & Cell Site Analysis Expert Witnesses Evidence Matters Ltd are specialists in defending child pornography, fraud & counterfeiting cases , with more than 20 years' forensics experience • We aim to answer your questions in plain English, providing you with an easy to understand, jargon-free, professional report • 24 hour nationwide service • Free consultation • Tried & tested experts for the International Criminal Court, Crown Courts, Family Courts & Tribunals Please visit our website http://www.evidence-matters.com...

A highly experienced Chartered Accountant and Expert Witness, and former senior equity partner with a top-10 international firm of chartered accountants. Charles has prepared many hundreds of cases and given oral evidence in courts and arbitrations in the UK and internationally on many occasions. Now he heads a boutique firm specialising in expert testimony for contentious business valuations, insurance claims and other quantification assignments. Charles is also a leading expert on compensation under The...

Architects' professional negligence • Architects' appointments & fees • Building contract disputes • Building defects & failures • Cladding & performance in fire • Contract claims, including adjudication response • Land & property disputes, including matters referred to Lands Tribunal • Liability within the design team • Historical analysis of buildings • Preparation of visualisations • Preparation of expert reports • Attendance at court • Participation in all forms of ADR • Representations in respect of planning applications, adjudication...

Construction defects: investigations & reports into defective work with respect to new & refurbished buildings • Professional negligence: investigations & reports into professional negligence of architects & surveyors • Contract matters: investigations & reports into contract & sub-contract disputes

Damage calculations • Economic analysis of commercial law, IP law, ICT law, high-tech law, competition law • Competition economics • Valuation of patents, copyright, trademark, trade dress, design rights • Economic impact assessment • Royalty rate determination • FRAND royalty rate calculation • Economics of standard essential patents and standards • Economic analysis of legal context • Economic analysis of mergers and acquisition and abuse of dominance • Economic impact of intellectual property law

Over 40 years' experience as a consultant musicologist, specialising in forensic analysis • Experience of giving evidence in court • Legal aid work undertaken • Trained in the responsibilities of a single joint expert (SJE) • International client list • Specialist areas include: intellectual property & confidentiality, copyright in music & lyrics, plagiarism of music & lyrics, claims of joint authorship of music & lyrics, unauthorised adaptation of music & lyrics, piracy of recorded works, sampling of sound recordings,...

Architect's appointment: practice, fees, competence and professional negligence • Building contracts and subcontracts: obligations, delay, disruption, extensions of time, architects' instructions, certificates, practical completion, partial possession, liability • Building construction and design failures • Cladding • Building regulations • Fire safety • Intellectual property: architectural copyright • Disciplinary and regulatory proceedings • Town and Country Planning Act appeals • Public inquiries • Adjudication • ADR • Mediation

Information technology • Technology • Telecommunications • Digital forensics • eDiscovery • IT fitness for purpose • IT outsourcing & project disputes • Project delay analysis • Patents & intellectual property rights • Software copyright • Computer forensics • Mobile forensics • Data recovery • Data security • Incident response • Data expert • Digital communications Jason Coyne is an expert information technology (IT) and digital forensics consultant with over 30 years' experience spanning local and central government, telecommunications,...

Digital Forensics & Cell Site Analysis Expert Witnesses Evidence Matters Ltd are specialists in defending child pornography, fraud & counterfeiting cases , with more than 20 years' forensics experience • We aim to answer your questions in plain English, providing you with an easy to understand, jargon-free, professional report • 24 hour nationwide service • Free consultation • Tried & tested experts for the International Criminal Court, Crown Courts, Family Courts & Tribunals Please visit our website http://www.evidence-matters.com...

Suspended ceilings • Partitions • Raised access floors • Dry lining & drywall partitions • Glass & glazed partitions • Shaftwalls • Plasterwork (solid & cast) • External render • Stucco • Subcontract disputes (building) • Interior fit-outs • Extensive experience in acting as expert engaged on behalf of building owners, main & management contractors, subcontractors & specialists in disputes as to quantum, performance, merchantable or satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose & infringement of design copyright • Appointments as expert...

Information technology • Telecommunications • Electrical & electronic engineering • Microelectronics • Industrial electronic machine/process controllers • Software products & systems • Public & private sector technology procurement projects • Project delay analysis • IT outsourcing & project disputes • IT fitness for purpose • Patents & intellectual property rights • Computer control systems • Data centres Tony Sykes is a distinguished technology expert, specialising in information technology (IT), telecommunications, microelectronics...

Digital Forensics & Cell Site Analysis Expert Witnesses Evidence Matters Ltd are specialists in defending child pornography, fraud & counterfeiting cases , with more than 20 years' forensics experience • We aim to answer your questions in plain English, providing you with an easy to understand, jargon-free, professional report • 24 hour nationwide service • Free consultation • Tried & tested experts for the International Criminal Court, Crown Courts, Family Courts & Tribunals Please visit our website http://www.evidence-matters.com...