Find the Evidence | Understand What It Means | Present It With Confidence.

Independent Analysis. Strategic Clarity.

Whether you are testing the reliability of digital evidence, verifying an alibi, reconstructing a timeline or examining material disclosed, Datalab provides an independent forensic perspective on the evidence that matters to your case. We can identify inconsistencies, uncover overlooked data and test competing interpretations helping legal teams understand not only what the digital evidence shows, but what it may mean for the case. Our involvement can begin at disclosure and continue through to expert evidence, giving you a forensic resource when the digital evidence becomes critical to your strategy.

Where Digital Forensics Can Make a Difference

Digital evidence can raise questions that aren't always answered by the evidence initially disclosed. For example:

• Messaging evidence — Where a case relies heavily on messages from WhatsApp, WeChat, Instagram, Facebook Messenger or other chat platforms, we can examine the available data to establish context, chronology and whether relevant material may exist beyond what has initially been presented.
• Location evidence — Where geolocation or cell-site data is presented in isolation, we can examine other available digital sources to determine whether they corroborate, contradict or provide important context to the proposed movements and timeline.
• Email and account activity — Where a party disputes having created an email, claims their account was compromised, or otherwise challenges the provenance of digital communications, we can examine associated system and account data for evidence that may support or challenge those claims.
• Cloud-based evidence — Where devices or other hardware have been lost, damaged or destroyed, relevant evidence may still exist within cloud services. We can assist with accessing, preserving and forensically examining available data from services such as Google, Microsoft 365, Instagram and Facebook.
• Reconstructing events — Digital evidence rarely exists in isolation. By examining multiple data sources together, we can help reconstruct timelines, identify inconsistencies and uncover avenues of enquiry that may not be apparent from an individual dataset.

Have a case involving digital evidence?

If you have a current or upcoming matter involving cellphone data, messaging, email, cell-site analysis, CCTV, images or other digital evidence, talk to Datalab early. We can help you understand the datasets already available, identify gaps or inconsistencies, and determine whether there are further forensic avenues worth pursuing.

Call 0800 328 2522 to discuss your case with our team.