Litigation and dispute support
Evidence and expert work that is consistent, sourced and ready for court or tribunal, from pleadings to cross-examination.
Evidence packs, expert reports and witness support for civil, criminal and arbitration matters.
Disputes are won on evidence. In fraud, commercial and arbitration matters, counsel need facts organised for the pleadings, expert analysis of loss and accounts, and witnesses who are prepared for what they will be asked.
We assemble evidence packs that follow the structure of the case, prepare expert reports on fraud, loss and accounts, and support witness statements and testimony. When the other side files its own expert evidence, we analyse it and help counsel respond.
Because BDI also runs investigations, digital forensics and asset tracing, the evidence in a dispute can be gathered, analysed and presented by one team, under one chain of custody.
A civil, criminal or arbitration matter needs evidence, expert analysis or witness preparation.
Signs we see most often
- 01A civil suit, criminal complaint or arbitration turns on fraud, loss or accounts.
- 02Counsel need an independent expert report on quantum or misconduct.
- 03The other side has filed expert evidence that needs to be tested.
- 04Documents and electronic evidence must be organised for disclosure.
- 05Witnesses need preparation for statements and cross-examination.
Scoped in writing, run by one accountable team.
Every engagement starts with agreed questions, a reporting line and a confidentiality protocol. The steps below are how this service usually runs; we adapt them to your matter.
- 01BriefUnderstand the claims, the defences and the issues the evidence must prove.
- 02GatherCollect and organise documents and electronic evidence for pleadings and disclosure.
- 03AnalysePrepare expert analysis of fraud, loss, accounts or digital evidence.
- 04ReportDraft expert reports that state their assumptions and sources plainly.
- 05PrepareSupport witness statements and preparation for testimony.
- 06RespondAnalyse opposing expert reports and help counsel challenge them.
Evidence and expert work that is consistent, sourced and ready for court or tribunal.
- Evidence packs organised by issue
- Expert reports on fraud, loss, accounts or digital evidence
- Witness-statement support
- Analysis of opposing expert evidence
- Chronologies and schedules for hearings
The law and frameworks this work is aligned to
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 on expert opinion and electronic records
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Order XI as amended for commercial disputes by the Commercial Courts Act, 2015
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ss.26 and 27
- IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (2020)
- Aligned to the ICAI Forensic Accounting and Investigation Standards
References show the standard the work is built to. They do not imply accreditation or endorsement by the bodies that publish them.
This is a summary of the service. For a deeper understanding of how it would work for your organisation, please reach out to us.
Talk to a BDI partnerWhere this service meets BDI's technology.
The platforms below record, monitor or act on the work this service produces.
Pactinex
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IP Octopus M2: Case & Business Partner Management
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Questions clients ask before we start.
Can BDI give expert evidence?
BDI professionals can give expert evidence within their expertise. Independence is agreed at the start, and an expert's duty is to the court or tribunal, not to the party that appoints them.
Do you work with our lawyers or instead of them?
With them. Counsel lead the strategy and the case. We provide the evidence, analysis and expert work they need.
Can the work support arbitration as well as court?
Yes. Reports and evidence are prepared to the procedural rules of the forum, whether a court or an arbitral tribunal.