The examination of questioned handwriting to help identify the author, e.g. wills & contracts • The examination of alterations, obliteration, etc., to help reveal the original entries, e.g. altered cheques • The detection of indented impressions to aid, e.g. in identifying the author of anonymous letters • The examination of documents to establish authenticity, e.g. security fibres • All necessary scientific equipment, e.g. stereomicroscope, VSC, Mi-Scope & ESDA

The longest established independent forensic document laboratory in the UK • Forensic signature examination • Handwriting • Document examination • Forgeries: detection and examination • Alterations and obliterations • ESDA (Electrostatic Document Apparatus) • ESDA sequencing • Ink analysis • Dating issues • Evidence presented in UK courts and overseas • Extensive laboratory, library and photographic facilities • CV and free-of-charge estimate of costs

I examine documents so as to discover information of relevance to the inquiry. This involves, variously, the examination and comparison of handwriting, of signatures, of typewriting, of printed and photocopied material, the detection of alterations, the detection of indented impressions and so on: the full range of document examinations apart from the botanical analysis of paper. I prepare written reports of my findings and give expert evidence in court. In addition to courts in the south-east of England,...

Forensic handwriting, signature and document examination by an experienced expert witness with nearly 20 years' experience of criminal and civil casework. • Comparison of disputed handwriting and signatures with known samples to determine authorship • Examination of printed, photocopied and typewritten documents • Examination of certain documents to determine authenticity • Reconstruction of torn/shredded documents • Examination of documents for indented impressions of writing • Examination of documents for alterations...