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Many forensic accountants are involved in matters where forensic technology is required.

In this webinar John Holden, Partner, Forensic Services at Evelyn Partners and Ben Hammerton, Director – Forensic Accounting & E-Discovery at Quantuma Advisory Ltd are joined by Phil Southall, Forensic Consulting Director at FAR Consulting as they discuss the use of forensic technology.

Our speakers discuss:

• some of the forensic technology currently available
• what its uses are
• how they feature depending on the matters they are involved in
• any technological, legal or practical barriers they may come across and
• the costs and timescales involved.

As well as:

• They also explore matters such as the categorisation of data for enabling targeted searches
• how the increase of wide-spread remote-working has impacted on securing data

Key benefits

• Listen to forensic technology specialists discuss the various technologies available.
• Learn how these various technologies are used and how these impact on the investigations forensic accountants are involved in.

About the speakers

John Holden, Partner, Forensic Service, Evelyn Partners
John leads the forensic technology team and specialises in forensic computer investigations and processes. He is experienced in providing litigation lawyers with a well-managed e-disclosure service, which tackles excessive data volumes and meets budget requirements and tight timeframes. John has acted as an independent expert and also provided complex forensic computing evidence to the High Court.

Ben Hammerton, Director – Forensic Accounting & E-Discovery, Quantuma Advisory
Ben is a director in our national Forensic Accounting & Investigations team and advises both law firms and in-house legal teams on legal technology and advisory services. He also works closely with our clients and contacts to continue to develop our forensic accounting service, with a particular specialism in eDisclosure (eDiscovery).

Phil Southall, Forensic Consulting Director, FAR Consulting
Phil Southall is based in Birmingham. Upon qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1999 he specialised in forensic accounting, and over the next five years became responsible for managing significant commercial loss claims and "black-hole" investigations. In 2003 Phil joined a top 20 law firm, providing detailed forensic analysis and advice on settlement strategies. Whilst in this post, Phil was involved with the design, development and rollout of their award-winning approach to disputes, which includes the use of "decision analysis" in litigation.

Costs

ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join. To attend the webinar, you must join the community. Please click here to join online.