Confusion on Low Template DNA in Court
The potential for misunderstanding of one Court following the judgment of another without the full knowledge of the facts and nuances that led to the published judgment are evidenced between the cases of Reed & Garmson in the Appeal Court in England and Wales, and the case of Wallace in New Zealand. This article illustrates how confusion has arisen and clarifies the issue with respect to Low Template (LTDNA) or Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA profiles.
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Battle for disclosure continues
In the latter half of 2012, the Scottish Government introduced cuts to the Scottish Legal Aid budget. In November 2012, we wrote to the Herald newspaper
to highlight the fact that the Scottish Police Services Agency (SPSA) charged defence solicitors for 'supervising' the visits of defence scientists. The visits were required because the SPSA charges £100 per hour for their scientist to watch the defence scientist and ensure that no notes were copied. The letter was published, and the newspaper highlighted the problem in an article, and in an editorial, supported our stance on full disclosure of forensic laboratory files.
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Prof John Coggins joins TFI Board
We are delighted and proud to announce that Professor John Coggins OBE FRSE FSB has joined the Board of The Forensic Institute; John will have special responsibility for science development and our education programmes as well as being the principal TFI representative in the College of The Forensic Institute.
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FORREST 2013
The 9th Forensic Research and Teaching Conference will be at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) on 25th and 26th June 2013. This very succesful conference is organised under the auspices of the Forensic Institute Research Network (FIRN).
Top academics, practitioners, and students, will present work from a range of forensic sciences.
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Matters arising from Casework
A new section of our website devoted to matters that we come across in our casework.
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