John Holden
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John Holden

Partner

Areas of expertise

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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