Independent forensic review
Before you trust
the file, test it.
When a case crosses borders, the evidence deserves a complete view. We help defence counsel reconstruct the record, challenge assumptions and ask the questions that matter.
For defence counsel. For complex cases. For a clearer record.
01 / SPECIALIST EXPERTISE
ONE STANDARD. SPECIALIST DISCIPLINES.The right questions.
The right expertise.
Start with the part of the record that needs independent attention. Each specialist page explains the questions we examine and the work you can commission.
INTERPOL notices & CCF support
Examine the underlying record. Build the evidential foundation for a reasoned challenge.
Telecommunications & mobile-data forensics
Test the leap from a network event to a conclusion about a person.
Digital evidence & data analytics
Examine provenance, completeness and the reasoning behind a technical conclusion.
Case review & hypothesis testing
Rebuild the chronology and put competing explanations to the same test.
Financial & corporate forensics
Reconcile money, authority and economic purpose against the records.
White-collar crime forensic review
Separate corporate relationships from the evidence about individual conduct.
Narcotics investigations & forensic review
Test the evidence for role, knowledge and control across a fragmented record.
Aviation investigations & forensic review
Connect operational events with technical records, responsibilities and decisions.
Arms & weapons-related forensic review
Review licences, end-user records, logistics and the alleged individual role.
War crimes investigations & forensic review
Assess attribution, source integrity and the factual record of individual conduct.
Complex data-structure forensics & digital evidence reconstruction
Examine the bits, bytes and structural relationships behind the account presented in a case.
Corporate extortion & organised crime investigations
Connect threats, payments and digital traces. Test the evidence behind the alleged network.
Cryptocurrency fraud & organised crime investigations
Reconstruct crypto transactions and test the evidence connecting wallets, businesses and alleged criminal networks.
Forensic DNA examination & evidence review
Sampling, DNA profiles, mixtures & activity interpretation. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Clinical forensic examination & injury evidence review
Clinical records, injury documentation & proposed mechanisms. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic toxicology & substance evidence review
Biological samples, analytical results & contextual interpretation. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic anthropology & archaeology
Recovery records, skeletal evidence & identification hypotheses. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic chemical examination & analytical review
Substance identity, sampling & analytical reliability. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic physical examination & reconstruction
Physical measurements, damage patterns & reconstruction assumptions. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic ballistics, firearms & ammunition review
Firearm examination, ammunition, trajectories & residue interpretation. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic product, goods & material examination
Product authenticity, composition, batch identity & provenance. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic trace evidence & contact interpretation
Trace recovery, comparison, transfer & persistence. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Bloodstain Pattern Analysis & scene reconstruction
Scene records, stain patterns & proposed event mechanisms. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Digital forensic examination & reconstruction
Devices, applications, extraction integrity & user attribution. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic biometric examination & identification review
Fingerprints, facial comparison, speaker comparison & identification claims. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic behavioural science & evidence review
Interview context, behavioural claims & psychological interpretation. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic linguistics, speech & language evidence
Authorship, meaning, translation, transcription & speech evidence. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Multidisciplinary forensic investigation & case integration
Cross-discipline consistency, chronology & competing case hypotheses. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
Forensic data analysis, correlation & evidential statistics
Data provenance, entity resolution, correlation & statistical reasoning. Independent review for high-stakes criminal cases.
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29 specialist pages
02 / OUR APPROACH
Method is
the counterweight.
BALANCE-7 gives an investigation a controlled path: from the first question to a report whose sources, reasoning and limits can be examined.
Explore the full framework01BBrief & Boundaries+
Define the questions, authority, jurisdictions, scope and budget.
02AAcquire & Authenticate+
Identify the material and document its origin and integrity.
03LLink the Record+
Connect relevant events, entities and evidence in one chronology.
04AAlternative Hypotheses+
Test reasonable explanations against the same available record.
05NNeutral Validation+
Check material methods, calculations and analytical steps.
06CChallenge & Peer Review+
Examine assumptions, missing context and overstated findings.
07EEvidentiary Reporting+
Deliver source-linked findings with clear limitations.
03 / FOR DEFENCE COUNSEL
Your strategy.
Our investigative capacity.
You need findings you can work with.
We help turn a sprawling record into a coherent chronology, focused technical questions and source-linked findings. Counsel retains legal strategy and decides how the work is used.
A defined instructionQuestions, jurisdictions, deliverables and budget agreed before substantive work.
A reviewable recordFindings distinguish the source, the analytical step and the remaining uncertainty.
Professional boundariesLocal authority, specialist competence and legal direction matched to the matter.
BEFORE YOU INSTRUCT
Clear questions.
Straight answers.
Who can make an initial enquiry?+
Defence counsel, individuals and authorised representatives can enquire. Acceptance depends on the matter, conflicts, lawful authority, available expertise and a suitable instruction structure.
Is the first enquiry a commitment to paid work?+
No. An enquiry lets us assess the nature of the instruction. Substantive assessment and investigation are chargeable and begin only under agreed engagement terms.
How are scope and fees agreed?+
We define the questions, phases, expected deliverables and budget for the matter. Additional work or specialist input requires an agreed scope.
Can I submit my evidence through this page?+
This page accepts no evidence uploads. Please use a neutral summary; appropriate evidence-transfer arrangements follow acceptance and scoping.
365 ALTERAM provides independent forensic and investigative support. Legal advice and representation remain with qualified counsel. Findings and outcomes are not predetermined.
LET’S EXAMINE THE QUESTION
Start with
what needs
a second look.
Tell us the specialist area, jurisdiction and key date. We will review the enquiry before proposing a scope.
contact@365alteram.com +44 (0)20 4544 6626Use a brief, neutral summary. Evidence transfer and any confidentiality arrangements are agreed separately.
Truth. Evidence. Justice.FICTIONAL CASE STUDIES
Independent review in practice
Invented educational scenarios, not actual client matters or promised results.
- The phone attributed to the wrong user
- The seal that changed after the handover
- The finance director and the disputed commission
- The wallet cluster attributed to a software engineer
- The cargo manifest revised after crew sign off
- The broker linked to a different weapons consignment
- The commander identified in a recycled video
- The international alert carrying the wrong identity
- The offshore cargo that appeared to disappear
- The interpreter accused of directing the threats