Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and scope of forensic technology expert witnesses in criminal cases
- Identify the strengths and limitations of digital forensic evidence from mobile and cloud-based technologies
*Original Content was created in November 2024
Chair
Dr Amanda Bean, Director, Bean Law
Forensic Technology: Expert Witnesses
Examine the role of the forensic technology expert witness, including considerations for instructing your expert and the scope of technical work, opportunities to locate evidence to support a case presented by electronic data, along with the limitations due to modern security practices, including:
- Case studies
- Mobile devices
- Cloud technology
- Examination and reporting
Presented by Campbell McKenzie, Director, Incident Response Solutions (Digital Forensic Evidence, Cyber Security and Privacy)
Presenters
Campbell McKenzie, Director, Incident Response SolutionsCampbell is the Founder and Director of Incident Response Solutions Limited, providing forensic, cyber security and crisis management services. Campbell was previously a Director at PwC New Zealand (12 years) and led PwC's national "forensic technology" practice, and the Auckland "cyber security" practice, a combined team of 11 expert staff. Prior to PwC, Campbell was a founding member of NZ Police's Electronic Crime Laboratory (4.5 years) and as an expert witness, he specialises in electronic investigations, cybercrime incident response and eDiscovery matters. He is recognised by the District and High Courts of New Zealand as a forensic technology expert and has also been appointed as an independent expert by the High Court. Campbell understands how critical it is for law firms to mitigate the cyber risks they face. Therefore in 2020, Incident Response Solutions published the "Cyber Security Guide for NZ Law Firms", a contextual resource to assist lawyers and law firms manage their cyber security risk.
Dr Amanda Bean, Director, Bean Law
After years of scientific research culminating in a PhD in Biomedical Science at the University of Waikato, Amanda embarked on a legal career with the aim of specialising in the use of scientific evidence in criminal trials, including physics, chemistry, and biology. As a result, she has a keen interest in Forensic Science and legal cases involving medical or scientific data. Amanda is a Solicitor and Director at Bean Law in Hamilton and practices alongside a small team of lawyers focusing on Criminal and Family Law.
