Digital Forensics Services
In today's digital world, critical evidence lives on devices, in cloud accounts, and across networks. Legal Nexis Group's digital forensics team provides court-admissible investigation and evidence recovery services for commercial disputes, fraud investigations, employment matters, and criminal proceedings. We work to the highest standards of digital forensic practice, ensuring evidence integrity at every step.
Digital Forensics Procedures
Our forensic examiners follow rigorous, documented procedures to ensure that every piece of digital evidence we recover is collected, preserved, and presented to the highest evidential standard.
Device & Data Recovery
Recovering deleted, encrypted, or damaged data from computers, phones, and storage media.
- Forensic imaging of hard drives, SSDs, mobile devices, and USB media
- Recovery of deleted files, emails, messages, and documents
- Analysis of metadata and file timestamps
- Handling of encrypted and password-protected data
- Court-admissible chain of custody documentation
Email & Communication Analysis
Investigation of email, messaging, and communication trails.
- Recovery and analysis of deleted emails and messages
- Identification of spoofed or fraudulent communications
- Extraction of WhatsApp, Signal, Teams, and Slack data
- Timeline reconstruction of communications
- Expert witness report preparation
Fraud & Financial Crime Investigation
Digital investigation in support of fraud cases, asset tracing, and financial disputes.
- Analysis of financial systems and accounting software
- Identification of unauthorized transactions or data manipulation
- Tracing of cryptocurrency and digital asset movements
- Correlation of digital evidence with financial records
- Support for civil and criminal proceedings
Electronic Discovery (eDiscovery)
Collection, processing, and review of electronic evidence for litigation.
- Defensible collection from all relevant data sources
- Processing and deduplication of large data volumes
- Keyword and concept-based review and coding
- Production in court-required formats (EDRM compliant)
- Litigation hold advisory and implementation support
Our Forensic Standards
Every investigation we undertake is conducted to the highest professional and evidential standards, ensuring that our findings are reliable, defensible, and accepted by courts and tribunals.
Our Forensic Standards
- ISO 17025 forensic examination standards
- Certified forensic examiners (CCE, GCFE, EnCE)
- Strict chain of custody maintained throughout
- Expert witness reports accepted by courts
- Confidential and privileged case handling
- Experience across civil, employment, and criminal matters