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When you first contact us we will discuss your case with you by phone or e-mail to ascertain if we are able to help you by  expressing  an opinion. If we inform you that we are able to help you by expressing an opinion we will discuss  with you the type of and cost of a report most suited to your case. No actual opinion will be given at this stage.

Types of report given  

You may request either a written or verbal opinion . A verbal opinion  is suitable if you just need an opinion over the phone. If you need documentation  to defend your case or present some sort of evidence then you will need a written opinion. There are two types of written opinion, the first is in the form of a letter which is  suitable as a record of our verbal opinion, and the second is in the form of an expert witness report complying with CPR 35 (UK) which is suitable for use in any legal procedure, so it may be used  in a court of law if necessary.  At your request I  can change a verbal opinion into a written  opinion upon payment of the appropriate fee.  

Please note: all reports including verbal reports must be paid for in advance. We are able to accept card payments.

The fees below are for comparing one questioned document or signature with known documents or or  signatures.  If you have more than one questioned document or signature the amount of time we will  have to spend on your case will increase, so we may have to increase our fees accordingly. We will advise you of the total cost before proceeding. 

Fees

What you need to do
You will need to send your questioned or forged documents or signatures with the documents or specimens for comparison. You will also need to send an accompanying letter with your instructions/requirements clearly indicating the questioned and genuine documents or signatures. If payment has not already been made you will need to include a cheque in the envelope for the agreed amount payable to Paul Craddock. I strongly recommend that you send your mail recorded delivery, see address below. Your report will then be posted back to you with your documents recorded delivery, depending on our current workload and the complexity of the case, normally within 10 working days. In the case of a verbal report I will contact you by phone and post your documents back to you, in most cases within 5 working days. when posting to you I always use recorded delivery. It maybe possible to work from a fax or scanned documents sent through email, contact us for details. 

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Terms & Conditions 

Depending on our current workload, after payment, Verbal Reports may take up to 7 working days and Written Reports up to 10 working days.

Our reports are independent; the person paying our fees will not in any way determine the outcome of the case. 

We are only able to express an opinion after spending time examining your documents. When we agree to give a report, no opinion has been expressed other than we are able to express an opinion after an examination.

We do not appear in courts or tribunals. Over the years we have found in the majority of cases our written expert witness reports which comply with the civil procedure rules part 35 governing expert witness reports to court to be sufficient.

We reserve the right not to start work on a report until a payment or a retainer has been received.  

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