Q & A INTERVIEW

INTERVIEWER

Q7.HAS ANYTHING CHANGED IN THE YEARS OF YOU ACTING AS EXPERT WITNESS FOR CLIENTS ?

I.E NEW TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT TECHNIQUES DO YOU USE ?

K T POPE

A. THESE DAYS MORE SCANNED / ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES ARE ASKED TO BE EXAMINED AS 'ORIGINALS' NOT AVAILABLE OR HAVE BEEN DESTROYED

INTERVIEWER

Q8.WHAT ARE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS WITH IN YOUR INDUSTRY SECTOR AND QUALIFICATIONS THAT SUPPORT YOUR EXPERT WITNESS WORK?

K T POPE

A. I WAS INITIALLY QUALIFIED WHEN WORKING FOR GRAMPIAN POLICE WHEN I WAS AUTHORISED ( AFTER 3 YEARS TRAINING AND ATTENDING 'MOCK TRIALS' ) BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND TO ATTEND COURT AS AN EXPERT WITNESS TO KEEP UP TO DATE I ATTEND CONFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THOSE OF NADE WITH WHOM I AM A DIPLÓMATE AND ATTAINED MY CDE (CERTIFIED DOCUMENT EXAMINER) IN 2019 I HOSTED THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND ATTENDED BY DOCUMENT EXAMINERS FROM: CANADA , USA, JAMAICA, SAUDI ARABIA, GREECE, UK . I AM AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE FORENSIC SCIENCE SOCIETY. A MEMBER OF EWI( EXPERT WITNESS INSTITUTE) NEWA( NATIONAL EXPERT WITNESS ASSOCIATION) BEING A DIPLÓMATE OF NADE INVOLVED PROVING THE CASEWORK AND COURT ATTENDANCES OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD - ALL SUPPORTED BY TESTIMONIALS FROM SOLICITORS I HAVE WORKED FOR.

KATHRYN INTERVIEWER

Q9.WHAT MAKES YOU OR YOUR COMPANY THE GO TO EXPERT WITNESS IN YOUR SPECIFIC FIELD?

K T POPE

A. DUE TO BRING AN EXPERT IN THIS FIELD FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS - AND A LOT OF SUCCESS HELPING SOLICITORS / LAWYERS WITH MY FSR'S ( FORENSIC SCIENCE REPORTS) AND GIVING EXPERT EVIDENCE AT COURT - I DO GET A LOT OF REPEAT BUSINESS + I FIND LAWYERS AND BARRISTERS PASS ON MY NAME TO OTHER FIRMS .

INTERVIEWER

Q10.IS THERE ANY ASPECT OF EXPERT WITNESS THAT YOU FEEL WOULD SURPRISE SOMEONE WHO WAS CONSIDERING ADDING THIS TO THEIR CV?

K T POPE

A. THE MAIN DUTY OF AN EXPERT WITNESS IS TO BE UNBIASED AND TO HELP THE COURT ARRIVE AT A JUST AND CORRECT OUTCOME