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.
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.
Forensic IT, cybercrime and software expertise.
Instructing solicitors are invited to send a brief. Simon spends much of his time on technical matters involving automation, algorithms, software systems, cybersecurity, forensic evidence and court reporting.
Expert Witness Services.
Expert witness services for criminal computer and mobile digital forensic matters involving the interpretation of digital evidence, Cellebrite extractions, cybercrime offences, telecommunications CCR interpretation, computer software issues, and digital forensic methodology and process.
Send a brief →Cyber Investigations.
Technical investigation and review of cybercrime, online fraud, cryptocurrency and blockchain issues, cyberstalking, identity misuse and sophisticated IT forensic matters.
Send a brief →Software Development and Systems.
Review of software development, system design, databases, audit logs, web platforms, application behaviour and business systems where operation or integrity is disputed.
Send a brief →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.
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.