Court-admissible mobile phone forensics, e-discovery, expert witness reports and data recovery for solicitors, law firms, private investigators, company directors and local authorities. Since 2007.
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Computer Forensics Lab dig out and examine the digital footprints left on all seized computer-related assets to assist you in your criminal or civil case. We forensically examine digital devices containing user activities, user data and metadata to help you build, defend or win your case.
We remain independent and impartial by following rigorous quality standards throughout every investigation — with clear policies to avoid conflicts of interest, a carefully maintained chain of custody to protect evidence integrity, and internal peer reviews to ensure the quality of our work.
The absence of a valid Chain of Custody will seriously jeopardise the integrity of digital evidence and make it vulnerable and inadmissible if challenged.
— Our Forensic MethodologyFrom mobile phone extraction to courtroom-ready expert witness reports, we cover every aspect of digital investigation.
Recover deleted messages, call logs, WhatsApp chats, photos, location data and app activity using Cellebrite, GreyKey and other industry-leading tools.
Learn moreSecure, search, locate and organise electronic data on hard disks, laptops, media players and digital media to assist lawyers and investigators.
Learn moreAuthoritative expert witness reports for criminal defence, prosecution and civil litigation — admissible in UK courts and tribunals.
Learn moreAdvanced recovery from dead, damaged, PIN-protected, encrypted mobile phones, hard drives, tablets, memory sticks and MacBooks.
Learn moreLocate and verify mobile device movements via cell tower data — essential evidence in serious criminal proceedings.
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Learn moreVerify, compare and recover deleted conversations on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, SnapChat and X.
Learn moreScreen cloud storage, company devices and CCTV for data leakage, IP theft and industrial espionage — successful UK prosecutions since 2007.
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Learn moreFrom single-practitioner solicitors to major law firms, local authorities and corporate clients — we deliver evidence that holds up in court.
Forensically sound extraction, analysis and reporting at every step.
We work with leading forensic technology platforms and hold recognised industry certifications.
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Digital forensics is the science of recovering and investigating digital data to support criminal investigations or civil proceedings. It captures and analyses data from computers, mobile phones, tablets and other digital storage media. For legal cases, it provides court-admissible evidence by recovering deleted messages, verifying timelines, uncovering hidden communications, and supporting or challenging witness statements.
Yes. Using industry-leading tools such as Cellebrite and GreyKey, our experts can recover deleted messages, call logs, WhatsApp chats, photos, location data, browser history and app activity from most modern smartphones, while maintaining a forensically sound chain of custody.
Yes. Our reports are transparent, detailed and compliant with UK National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) guidelines and ISO 17025 standards. We maintain a rigorous chain of custody throughout acquisition, preservation and access, and our findings have been relied upon in both criminal and civil UK Courts.
Yes. We work with solicitors, law firms, private investigators, company directors and local authorities across England, providing digital forensic evidence and expert witness reports for criminal defence, prosecution, civil litigation, family law, employment tribunals and corporate investigations.
We examine mobile phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, MacBooks, Surface Pros, hard drives, memory sticks, SD cards, cloud storage, CCTV systems and IoT devices. We can also recover data from dead, damaged, PIN-protected and encrypted devices.
We maintain chain of custody through proper monitoring, logging, auditing and alerting. Every piece of digital evidence is documented with accurate information covering date, time, location, access, type of device and user, ensuring the integrity and admissibility of evidence in court.
Our forensic lab is at Euro House, 133 Ballards Lane, Finchley, London N3 1LJ. We serve clients across England including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and surrounding areas.
You can call our customer service line on 0207 164 6915, our sales line on 0207 164 6971, or email info@computerforensicslab.co.uk. Initial confidential discussions are free. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00.
Confidential, free initial discussion. Office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00–18:00.