04 June 2021 Simon Berney-Edwards 4026 News Are Digital Forensics Experts prone to bias? by Simon Berney-Edwards The Guardian recently reported that a new study has found participants found more or less evidence on hard drive depending on what contextual information they had. The study undertaken by the University of Oslo, Norway, gave digital forensics examiners from eight countries including the UK the same computer hard drive to analyse. Some of the examiners were provided with only basic contextual information about the case, while others were told the suspect had confessed to the crime, had a strong motive for committing it or that the police believed she had been framed. The study, which will be published in Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation, found that the examiners who had been led to believe the suspect might be innocent documented the fewest traces of evidence in the files, while those who knew of a potential motive identified the most traces. Read the article on the Guardian Website. Share Print Tags Bias11. Report Writing14. Changing your opinion Related articles Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch) Advocate Economists and the Competition Appeal Tribunal EWI Annual Conference 2026: Opening keynote tackles the use of AI in Expert Reports Do not leave it until cross-examination to reveal your true opinion Take care not to conflate your role as a contractor with your duties as an expert witness Switch article What the court expects of a competent expert witness Previous Article Recent judgment highlights Expert Witness failings Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.