Experienced examiner of forged, questioned & altered handwriting, signatures & digits on suspect documents, including cheques, wills, manuscripts, anonymous communications, etc., to establish authorship • Reports presented so that they may optionally be used as evidence in court or at industrial tribunals • International appearance as expert witness • Frequently instructed as single joint expert • Own extensively equipped laboratory, including ESDA • Confidentiality & safe custody of all documents is ...

Examination of all altered or counterfeit documentation • Specialising in passports & all documents of identity • Advice on safeguarding all security & financial documentation, including paper, printing & external security devices • General document examination, including handwriting • Trade mark protection

Document examination • Paper examination • Document ink examination • Typewriting examination • Handwriting comparisons ...

Handwriting comparison: identification of writer based on comparison • Signature analysis: comparison to establish genuineness or otherwise of signatures • Document examination: detection of alterations, additions & erasures; detection of indented impressions by ESDA • Typewriting comparison • Civil & criminal work undertaken • Confidential reports prepared & evidence given at court or tribunal ...

Forensic examination of handwriting • Questioned signatures • Altered documents • Forgeries • Document examination • Typewriting examination • Ink comparisons • Indented impressions • Counterfeit documents

The examination of questioned handwriting to help identify the author, e.g. wills & contracts • The examination of alterations, obliteration, etc., to help reveal the original entries, e.g. altered cheques • The detection of indented impressions to aid, e.g. in identifying the author of anonymous letters • The examination of documents to establish authenticity, e.g. security fibres • All necessary scientific equipment, e.g. stereomicroscope, VSC & ESDA

LGC Forensics Questioned Documents (QD) team offers a full range of analytical services for forensic document examination. Services offered by the team to aid a typical investigation include the analysis of: • Handwriting & signatures • Obliterations, alterations & erasures • Printed & photocopied documents • Indented impressions of writing, including ESDA examinations • Damaged, torn or shredded documents • Typewriters & ribbons • Inks & paper types ...

Specialist areas of work: forgeries, handwriting & signature identification, verification of disputed documents, anonymous letters & graffiti • Graphological assessments are utilised for psychological profiles, character appraisals & recruitment • Court expertise provided in the UK & abroad • Professional & reliable service • Comprehensive reports • References available

Fingerprint identification • Crime scene examination • Questioned document examination

Forensic handwriting analyst • Suspect document examination • Signature & handwriting identification, forgery detection, disputed wills, anonymous letter identification, character assessment • Expert witness • Arbitrational tribunals, civil & criminal litigation ...