Forensic Speech and Audio Laboratory
Public inquiry into the Bloody Sunday massacre |
J P French Associates were instructed to transcribe and authenticate a number of key recordings in this inquiry. The analysis revealed that a number of the items for analysis had been edited or redacted and that transcripts may have been produced from different exhibits.
Public Inquiry into events in Londonderry on Sunday, 1998-2010.
Instructed by the Saville Commission. Produced reports.
Trial of rapper ‘Snoopy Montana’ for attempted murder |
We produced transcripts of prison call recordings of two suspects in this case where two men were accused of trying to murder the pregnant partner of one of the defendants.
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), London. 2009.
Produced evidential transcripts and gave expert testimony.
Trials for Directing and Membership of Al Qaeda |
J P French Associates were commended by the Greater Manchester Police for our “outstanding assistance … in connection with the prosecution of Rangzieb Ahmed and Habib Ahmed” for a number of terrorist offences. Various members of the firm carried out a range of forensic work including enhancement of recordings and transcription and speaker comparison in English, Urdu and Panjabi languages. The convictions in relation to Al Qaeda were the first of their kind in the UK.
Certificate of appreciation – GMP CTU
Manchester Crown Court, December 2008.
Instructed by the Crown. Produced reports, transcripts and gave evidence in court.
Authentication of recordings in Ghanaian narcotics case |
We authenticated a number of recordings and analysed the speech in Ghanaian and English. To do this, J P French Associates recruited and trained a native speaker and Professor in linguistics from Accra to assist in the analysis. the evidence was produced in reports and also in person to the High Court in Accra.
High Court, Accra, November 2006 – November 2007.
Instructed by the State of Ghana. Produced reports, transcript and gave expert witness testimony.
The ‘Soham Twins murders’ |
We were instructed in this case to analyse telephone calls between the defendant Maxine Carr and family members made while she was in prison. We were first engaged to enhance the evidential recordings and also to transcribe the speech.
Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London. November & December, 2003.
Instructed by the Defence for Ms Carr. R
Leeds United footballers’ trial for racial assault |
J P French Associates produced an enhanced version of recordings from prison cells between some of the (former) Leeds United footballers following an alleged racial assault in Leeds. Further to this, we also transcribed the evidential materials for the courts.
Hull Crown Court, 2000.
Instructed by the Crown. Produced report and transcript.
Murder of Assistant Commissioner of Australian Federal Police |
We produced a transcription of whispered material and gave expert testimony for the Australian Supreme Court in this trial for the murder of one of Australia’s leading policemen.
Supreme Court, Canberra, 1995.
Instructed by Director of Public Prosecutions, Australian Capital Territory. Produced transcript, report and gave evidence in the witness box.