Paul Craddock M.N.A.D.E., Dip.HW.
6 Library Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 2BE, England, UK
Telephone 0870 428 0934 E-mail: mail@hw@healthyandwise.co.uk
Website: www.handwritingexpert.org.uk
FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINER
SPECIALISING IN FORENSIC HANDWRITING IDENTIFICATION
CURRICULUM VITAE
SPECIALISED TRAINING
Diploma in Handwriting Analysis from ICS College Sutton Surry, England, UK. Awarded July 1995.
EXPERT WITNESS REPORTS
Since 1995 I have given written expert witness reports for civil and criminal courts.
An expert witness is anyone who is qualified by actual experience or careful study, which enables him to form definite opinions of his own representing a division of science, branch of art or department of trade about which persons having no particular training or special study, would not be capable of forming accurate opinions or deducting correct conclusions.
TYPES OF CASES
I have given opinions on cases involving, suspect signatures, disputed wills, altered medical records, poison pen letters, offensive graffiti, forged & questioned
cheques, employee dishonesty and fraud, alleged forged land registry documents, questioned private letters and other documents, forged loan applications and family disputes involving handwriting.
CASES HANDLED
I have examined thousands of handwriting samples over the past 12 years and have given opinions in countless document cases. The majority of cases have been settled out of court upon presentation of my written opinion.
I specialise in handwriting analysis to analyse questioned documents in the UK and internationally.
I have worked with large companies, solicitors, schools, and members of the public.
My past clients include:
· Sainsbury's (national supermarket),
· St. Mac Dares Community College, Dublin, Ireland
· TDG Contract Logistics PLC
· Trail & Co solicitors
· Holden Heal PLC
· Andrew Isaacs Solicitors, Bournemouth
· Follet Stock Solicitors
· Thomas O'Halloran Solicitors, Tralee, Ireland
· The Royal British Legion
· Private investigators and the Police<
· A large number of members of the public who do not wish to be named
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Warwickshire Trading Standards & East Sussex Probation Services
RESEARCH
· History of Questioned document examination.
· The discrimination of handwriting.
· Premises for document examination.
· Special Problems in discrimination and the identification of handwriting
· Extrinsical factors influencing handwriting
MEMBERSHIPS
The National Association of Document Examiners.
