For Lawyers

Forensic Foundations International provides one or two day workshops for legal practitioners.

Since 2008 we have assisted many lawyers with 95% positive feedback.

Workshops are tailored to the needs and experience of the participants – no two workshops are identical.

Some of the workshops we conduct are:

DNA for Legal Practitioners

Forensic Biology for Legal Practitioners

Bayesian Reasoning and Statistics

Quality Management and the Law

Forensic Foundations International can provide advice or a consultancy service including case review with respect to DNA testing for both civil and criminal matters.

We are also able to refer you to experts in other fields.

Forensic Foundation International is cognizant with and abides with the HARMONISED EXPERT WITNESS CODE OF CONDUCT including the General Duties to the Court

An expert witness is not an advocate for a party and has a paramount duty, overriding any duty to the party to the proceedings or other person retaining the expert witness, to assist the Court impartially on matters relevant to the area of expertise of the witness.

You use experts  because of their expertise in a particular field. However, they may not be experts in being expert witnesses and all that entails.

Whilst there is a common law prohibition against coaching or training of witnesses, There is an exception (found in MOMODOU, Henry; LIMANI, Beher [2005] EWCA Crim 177 at 62).

Forensic Foundations International offers individual training /support for experts called to wrote reports and/or give evidence. This training will not cover case specific issues but will cover the general issues and concerns experience by those about to give evidence.