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26 November 2009
Issue: 7395 / Categories: Legal News
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IT experts in demand

Greater use of computer-generated evidence has caused the number of expert witnesses in computer and information technology (IT) cases to soar by 49% in the last five years.

Greater use of computer-generated evidence has caused the number of expert witnesses in computer and information technology (IT) cases to soar by 49% in the last five years.

The three main growth areas have been computer records falsification, computer generated information as evidence, and computer records as evidence, according to research by Sweet and Maxwell publishers.

The average number of accredited firms offering expert witness services in IT has risen from 23 to 34.

Computer-based fraud has been another growth area for experts.

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Issue: 7395 / Categories: Legal News
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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

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International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
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