Expert Witness

We have some of the world's leading experts in their field who can act as expert witnesses in legal disputes.

Our academics have fulfilled this role in a wide range of areas, including:

Patent disputes
Civil litigation
Forensic testing.

At UCL Consultants we can quickly identify UCL academics to meet your needs.

Case Study: Professor David Balding

DNA evidence has been used in the criminal justice field for several decades, but in recent years, much smaller and more degraded samples have been able to be used for DNA profiling.

UCL's Professor David Balding is the Chair in Statistical Genetics at the Genetics Institute and a pioneer in this breakthrough technique.

Through UCL Consultants, David has been an Expert Witness for the Metropolitan Police, the Crown Office, and the CPS in London and across the country. His computer programme for evaluating complex DNA evidence produces a 'match probability' that is valid even when the match is imperfect because of limited or degraded DNA.

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Expert Witness

Case Study: Professor David Balding

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