Solicitors will often call upon expert witnesses to help the courts reach a decision by giving their unbiased and objective opinion within their field of expertise. If you are a solicitor and are wondering how a handwriting analysis expert can help in your client cases, here are the three most popular reasons for using our forensic handwriting analysis:
1.Wills
Family disputes over wills provide a common requirement for expert handwriting analysis. If the signature on a will is questioned, then it is up to our experts to provide forensic analysis that may serve as evidence in court. This will help give vital insight into authorship, making comparisons between the handwriting on the questioned document and that in the samples provided, to help determine whether they were signed by the same person.
2.Land registry documents
Since July 2020, HM Land Registry has accepted witnessed electronic signatures for the purpose of transferring ownership of properties, leases and mortgages. However, many are still signed in the old fashioned way with pen on paper. In cases where land ownership is contested through the authenticity of the signature on a mortgage, lease or ownership document, our handwriting experts can step in to provide expert analysis. This will involve obtaining sample signatures from the person purported to have signed the document, which have been written at around the same time as the questioned signature – this helps to ensure that handwriting styles have not changed with time.
3.Personal guarantees
In cases of disputed signatures on personal guarantees we can provide expert input. Whether the personal guarantee has been drawn up to cover a business loan, property mortgage or asset lease, if doubt has been raised over the signatory, then forensic handwriting analysis can help. We will analyse the questioned signature with other samples signed by the person in question and provide our expert opinion on whether we believe them to be written by the same person.
Call today for a legal handwriting analysis expert
If you’re a solicitor in need of a handwriting analysis expert call Cosslett and Barr today on 0121 796 5355 or 07419 191119. Kate and Steve are experienced witnesses and will be happy to advise on the next steps to move your cases forward. We look forward to hearing from you.