As part of criminal trials and then possibly POCA proceedings, police drug experts will be asked to comment on the significance of items typically recovered from a suspect’s home. It has become something of the Holy Grail to refer to the the implied significance of someone having grip-seal bags, weighing scales (working) and a mobile…

The much-publicised malware attack on Eurofins Forensics has short and long-term consequences for the CJS. There is now no doubt that criminal trials are already being halted and that case progression is detrimentally affected by the incident. Hundreds of victims, witnesses, and defendants will see cases deferred, adding to the backlog of trials that already…