Independent technical evidence Established 2002 Australia wide

Simon J Smith. Forensic IT Expert Witness.

Instructing solicitors are invited to send a brief. Independent analysis of digital evidence in criminal proceedings involving mobile phones, laptops, encrypted chats, telecommunications records, software systems, carriage service offences, computer hacking, online defamation, social media and related technical disputes where the reliability and meaning of electronic evidence is in dispute.

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Technical experience applied to legal and investigative questions.

Instructing solicitors are invited to send a brief. Simon Smith has more than 23 years of full time IT industry experience covering cybersecurity and cybercrime forensics, fraud, AI and algorithms, dark web issues, deepfake matters, blockchain, smartphone evidence, telecommunications material and software engineering.

Simon works across digital evidence, forensic review, software and system issues, online fraud, cybercrime, mobile evidence and technical matters where the reliability, meaning or source of electronic evidence is in dispute. His work includes assisting solicitors, investigators, businesses and private clients with technical review, forensic explanation, preliminary opinions, litigation support and expert witness reporting.

Simon has appeared as an expert witness in court. His reports have been tendered in civil and criminal matters and have often been formally accepted into evidence.

Courts in which Simon has prepared reports or given evidence.

Australia wide. The following is a non exhaustive list of forums in which expert evidence has been given or reports prepared.

Commonwealth Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Victoria Supreme Court of Victoria, County Court of Victoria, Magistrates' Court of Victoria
New South Wales Supreme Court of New South Wales, District Court of New South Wales, Local Courts of New South Wales
Queensland Supreme Court of Queensland, District Court of Queensland, Magistrates Courts of Queensland
South Australia Supreme Court of South Australia, District Court of South Australia, Magistrates Court of South Australia
Western Australia Supreme Court of Western Australia, District Court of Western Australia, Magistrates Court of Western Australia, Family Court of Western Australia
Tasmania Supreme Court of Tasmania, Magistrates Court of Tasmania
ACT Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
New Zealand High Court of New Zealand, District Court of New Zealand

Programming, cybersecurity, forensic review and investigation.

Simon is a computer programming expert with full software development lifecycle experience. He now specialises in cyber security, cybercrime investigations and intelligence, fraud, AI and machine learning issues, biometrics, technical review and expert witness reporting.

His technical background includes software development, databases, web platforms, mobile technology, networked systems, security tools, cybercrime investigation, online fraud, dark web issues, blockchain and litigation assistance involving technology evidence.

Digital forensics Computer, mobile, cloud, messaging, metadata, file system and user activity evidence.
Cybercrime and fraud Online fraud, unauthorised access, cyberstalking, identity misuse, phishing, scams and account compromise.
Telecommunications Call records, cellular records, location claims, carrier material and limitations in technical interpretation.
Technical disputes Software systems, databases, source material, web platforms, algorithms, system design and system integrity.

Instructing solicitors are invited to send a brief.

Email or call directly. Include the deadline, court date, response date, parties involved and a short description of the technical issue. A conflict check is completed before substantive discussion. Australia wide.