WELCOME to the Alistair Kelman website. It has been some time in the making, but at last it is here. If you already know me and how I work and live then you will then know that you are welcome here; welcome to browse, read, register, download, subscribe, comment, commune and contribute.
The site is intended to be the best place to contact me and seek my views professionally or personally. You can also follow me on Twitter (see my latest Tweets)
So this site is alikelman.com and I am best known as Ali Kelman
What do I do?
Today I act as an independent Forensic Computing expert witness and as a Consultant in all aspect of computers and law - although I am still a barrister. On this site there is information on how I can help you sort out any problem you may have with the reliability of computer evidence. You may be having unreliable computer evidence cited against you in the courtroom. Or you may be wishing to bring proceedings and want to know how to prepare your digital evidence for use in the courtroom - see my recent article on "Chicken and Egg Disclosure"
For a recent example of the kind of things that I do take a look at this judgement of the High Court in Antigua. I was instructed by Martin Kenney and Company to be their independent expert in the action against the UK firm Vantis the UK's 12th largest accountancy firm, who had been appointed as liquidators in the collapse of the Stanford Investment Bank (SIB) . My evidence, as referred to in the judgment, was preferred by the court and, as a consequence, Vantis were dismissed as liquidators. As a direct consequence Vantis went into administration and new liquidators have been appointed. [Thankfully the administration did not lead to thousands of UK accountants joining the dole since the accountancy assets of Vantis - but not its business recovery assets - were quickly taken over by RSM Tenon resulting in the great majority of Vantis staff remaining in work].
Outside of consultancy roles, I work closely with solicitors and barristers - but I am independent of them. In criminal cases it is likely that my charges for preparing reports, investigating evidence and appearing as an expert witness in the courtroom will be met by Legal Aid or other public funds. In civil cases this is less likely - but I can advise you on how my fees can be met. And you do not incur any charges until we agree upon a fee structure. There are very interesting funding propositions arising around the world in civil actions arising out of complex frauds - see, for example, this Wired article about the work done by Martin Kenney and Company
If you are wanting to bring a civil case, or defend a criminal case, then I have good working relationships with highly experienced and trusted forensic experts who know how to image computing (and mobile phone) data, prepare reports and give truthful and reliable testemony in all courts.
Take a look at the kinds of cases I have dealt with. If you do not yet have a solicitor to represent you I can help you find a suitable one. If you are looking for a suitable barrister to appear for you in the courtroom I too can suggest practitioners with whom I have worked who are at the top of their game.
Also on this site is a bit of background on me - as well as materials to download. There are articles to download on various legal topics as well as links to useful sites.
The best way to contact me is by e-mail (Ali Kelman