UK
Ireland
Forensic technology; e-disclosure; regulatory response; corporate litigation support; fraud and money laundering investigations.
Experience
John leads the forensic technology team and specialises in forensic computer investigations and processes.
He is experienced in providing litigation lawyers with a well-managed e-disclosure service, which tackles excessive data volumes and meets budget requirements and tight timeframes.
John has acted as an independent expert and also provided complex forensic computing evidence to the High Court.
Notable achievements
Has conducted numerous large scale e-disclosure exercises, including:
- In response to a Section 26 notice issued by the Office of Fair Trading for an international household goods supplier.
- On behalf of an international corporation involving many hundreds of thousands of documents.
- A response to a potential Health and Safety Executive investigation following a serious incident within an international energy supplier.
Professional qualifications/memberships
- Member of F3 - The First Forensic Forum of forensic computing practitioners.
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The Government continues to ramp up its efforts to tackle crime in the waste sector
The Government has announced new measures to tackle economic crime and money laundering in the waste sector. The Environment Agency has launched an Economic Crime Unit to investigate ‘waste crimes’ (such as fly-tipping and landfill tax evasion) and money laundering in the sector, and exercise powers to freeze and seize assets. The Unit will work with other law enforcement agencies such as the police and HMRC to gather intelligence and proactively pursue criminals.
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Why UK businesses should act now to prevent internal fraud
Internal fraud can be a big problem for all businesses and organisations, whatever their size. It can cause significant financial loss and reputational damage, sometimes culminating in the entity’s total collapse. This series of articles considers how internal fraud happens, what organisations can do to prevent it, and how to detect and respond to instances of fraud.
