DNA/STR

Forensic Science Services, Accident Investigators and Expert Witnesses

Photographs and video

Tachographs

Toxicology and drug/drive

Vehicle accidents/ examinations/ identificaion

Witness statements

Alcohol

Audio analysis

Breath testing devices incl FTP

Blood and other body fluids

CCTV

Data recovery computers/ mobile phones

DNA/STR

Documents/handwriting

Drugs/hair analysis

Drug traces on items

Electronic tagging (PID)

Facial and body mapping

DNA/STR

Emmerson Associates regularly undertakes work to review scientific findings relating to DNA. This includes the latest techniques, SGM+ as well as SGM and LCN. Complex mixtures interpretation is a speciality. Where appropriate, we can recommend further examination utilising DNA analyses of different types.

Regular solicitors’ instructions require us to visit forensic laboratories or receive items for examination, remove sections of items and arrange for DNA profiling. We can also provide DNA sampling kits for collection of reference samples of DNA from relevant individuals.

Common casework includes:

• Attending laboratories and reviewing the results reported by another expert;

• Supplying DNA kits for collection of samples, arranging for analysis of the sample for the DNA profile;

• Interpretation of DNA results in relation to a given account of an event.