21 / Product & goods examination
Forensic examination of disputed products and goods: authenticity, composition, provenance, batch records and the evidence for alleged substitution or misrepresentation.
Defence counsel, accused persons & authorised representatives
Product authenticity, composition, batch identity & provenance
Product-to-batch, supply-chain and disputed-representation schedule
THE INVESTIGATIVE SCOPE
365 ALTERAM scopes independent product & goods examination review for serious and complex criminal matters. Reconcile samples, packaging, labels, certificates, specifications, invoices, batch identifiers and supply-chain records. Arrange suitable materials or product testing where needed and examine whether the tested item represents the alleged consignment. We define the question, available material and required specialist competence before proposing the work.
Test authenticity and substitution allegations against sampling, product variation, storage conditions and documentary provenance. Keep technical nonconformity separate from proof that a particular person knowingly committed fraud.
Reconcile samples, packaging, labels, certificates, specifications, invoices, batch identifiers and supply-chain records. Arrange suitable materials or product testing where needed and examine whether the tested item represents the alleged consignment.
In large-scale commercial and organised-crime prosecutions, an alleged counterfeit or substituted product can underpin an extensive narrative. 365 ALTERAM connects physical examination to purchasing decisions, deliveries and authority so the role of each person is assessed on evidence.
The relevant testing depends on the product and may require specialist laboratories. A label, certificate or isolated sample is not a complete account of a supply chain.
When decades of liberty are at stake, every decisive forensic inference deserves independent scrutiny.
WHEN LIBERTY IS AT STAKE
In large-scale commercial and organised-crime prosecutions, an alleged counterfeit or substituted product can underpin an extensive narrative. 365 ALTERAM connects physical examination to purchasing decisions, deliveries and authority so the role of each person is assessed on evidence.
For allegations carrying very long or life imprisonment, our role is to connect this discipline to the precise disputed act, identify what can be tested and provide counsel with a clear route back to the source. We preserve findings that support, weaken or leave the allegation unresolved.
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The BALANCE-7 approachWe clarify the material issue, available records, authority and jurisdictions before proposing the work.
The agreed workstreams connect sources, test reasoning and identify what remains unresolved.
Counsel receives a scoped record of the analysis, supporting exhibits and material limitations.
BEFORE YOU INSTRUCT
No such claim is made. 365 ALTERAM scopes, coordinates and integrates independent forensic review. Medical examinations, laboratory testing and reserved expert opinions are assigned to appropriately qualified practitioners or laboratories under an agreed instruction. Availability, authority and any relevant accreditation scope are checked for the actual work.
The agreed report identifies the source for each material finding, separates facts from inference and records the specialist’s methods and limitations. Counsel can use it to formulate expert questions, seek further material or consider a properly supported challenge. Legal use and admissibility are assessed in the relevant jurisdiction.
Yes. Independence means reporting supportive, adverse and inconclusive findings consistently. We examine the record rather than promising a defence-favourable answer. Qualified counsel directs legal strategy and the court determines the use and weight of the evidence.
Start with a neutral summary, relevant jurisdictions, procedural dates and the disputed forensic question. Do not send sensitive records through an initial enquiry. Scope, fees, lawful access, confidentiality and evidence-transfer arrangements are agreed before substantive work.
No acquittal, sentence reduction, recovery or specific expert finding is guaranteed. Work is subject to lawful authority, specialist availability, competence and the material preserved. Original sources, handling history, analytical assumptions and limitations remain traceable.
LET’S EXAMINE THE QUESTION
Tell us the jurisdiction, key date and the product & goods examination question you need examined.
contact@365alteram.com +44 (0)20 4544 6626Use a brief, neutral summary. Evidence transfer and any confidentiality arrangements are agreed separately.
Truth. Evidence. Justice.
