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THE EVIDENCE BUNDLE · A GUIDE FOR UK LAWYERS The Defensible Multi-Source Evidence Bundle Assembling Devices, Cloud, Network, Media and Open Sources Into One Coherent, Admissible Case COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB

§ ABOUT THE AUTHOR PREPARED BY COMPUTER FORENSICS LAB E-DISCOVERY TEAM ESTABLISHED 2007 · LONDON ISO 17025-ALIGNED PROCEDURES MULTI-SOURCE CASE ASSEMBLY TIMELINE & CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS CPR PART 35 EXPERT REPORT S FULL CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY DOCUMENTATION

§ CONTENTS In this guide 01 Executive summary 02 The problem in plain English: many witnesses, one case 03 The sources and what each contributes 04 Building the master timeline 05 Convergence, contradiction and weight 06 Integrity and provenance across every source 07 Deployment: presenting a coherent, admissible bundle 08 Source architecture: the whole estate at a glance 09 Worked examples 10 Common mistakes and technical limitations 11 Questions to ask · Suggested wording 12 Checklist and red flags · When to involve a digital forensic expert 13 Frequently asked questions 14 Glossary · References · Disclaimer · How a specialist laboratory can assist

§ 01 · ORIENTATION Executive summary The headline point: cases are proved not by one artefact but by many imperfect sources made to corroborate one another on a single timeline, so the decisive work is assembly, converging the evidence, resolving apparent contradictions, maintaining integrity across every source, and presenting the whole at honest confidence as a coherent, admissible bundle.

§ 02 · FIRST PRINCIPLES The problem in plain English: many witnesses, one case

§ 03 · THE SOURCES The sources and what each contributes DEVICES CLOUD NETWORK MEDIA / FINANCE OPEN SOURCES