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One-day seminar
King’s Forensics, King’s College London
April 14, 2026, 09:00–17:00
Registration: Book your place at the seminar
Registration fee: £50.00 professional, King's Staff and PhD students free
Organisors
Gillian Tully CBE and Matteo D. Gallidabino, King’s Forensics, King's College London,
Alex Biedermann, Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne.
Aims
This one-day seminar is aimed at forensic scientists (scientific leads/qualityleads), academics (forensic science and legal scholars), regulatory and inspecting bodies (Forensic Science Regulator and UKAS), professional bodies and interested legal professionals.
The first part of the seminar will consist of introductory talks on the development of standards and guidance on forensic evaluative reporting, including an introduction to the recent ISO 21043 Part 4 “Interpretation” Standard and the Forensic Science Regulator’s new interpretation/reporting guidance. Further topics are the public understanding of likelihood ratios and practitioner experiences with current evaluative reporting standards across domains ranging from DNA analysis to digital evidence.
The second part of the seminar will consist of a panel discussion, aiming at improving the understanding across the sector, covering practitioner, legal,regulatory and academic standpoints.
Agenda
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09:30–09:45 |
Welcome address |
Professor Kim Wolff MBE, Director of King’s Forensics and Head of the Drug Control Centre (DCC), King’s Forensics, King’s College London |
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09:45–10:00 |
Introduction |
Professor Gillian Tully CBE, King’s Forensics, King’s College London |
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Morning session |
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10:00–10:20 |
Developments in interpretation standards and guidance over the past decade and beyond |
Professor Alex Biedermann, University of Lausanne, Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, School of Criminal Justice, Lausanne (Switzerland) |
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10:20–11:00 |
The new standard ISO 21043 Forensic sciences, Part 4, Interpretation |
Professor Charles E.H. Berger, Leiden University, Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden (Netherlands) and Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Hague (Netherlands) |
| 11:00–11:30 Coffee break | ||
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11:30–12:10 |
Forensic Science Regulator Statutory Guidance |
Dr Marc Bailey, Forensic Science Regulator |
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12:10–12:40 |
Standardising DNA reporting given activity level propositions and assessing experts |
Dr Nick Laan, Netherlands Register of Court Experts, Utrecht (Netherlands) |
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12:40–13:10 |
What is the best way to present likelihood ratios? A review of past research and recommendations for future research |
Professor Geoffrey Stewart Morrison, Forensic Data Science Laboratory, Aston University and Forensic Evaluation Ltd |
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13:10–14:10 Lunch |
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Afternoon session |
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14:15–15:00 |
Practitioner experiences: • Case Assessment and Interpretation (CAI) in forensic biology: challenges in current practice, Gemma Escott, Eurofins UK • Communicating uncertainty in firearms evidence, Paul Olden, Key Forensic Services |
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15:00–15:45 |
Discussion Panel – Introductory remarks (5 min/speaker) |
Professor Charles Berger, Dr Marc Bailey, Gemma Escott, Lord Hughes of Ombersley, |
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15:45–16:45 |
Discussion Panel – Discussion with the audience |
(Moderated by Professors G. Tully, M. Gallidabino and A. Biedermann) |
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16:45–17:00 |
Conclusions and future perspectives |
Professor Gillian Tully CBE, King’s Forensics, King’s College London |
Confirmed speakers and panelists include:
Professor Charles E. H. Berger, Lord Hughes of Ombersley, Professor Geoffrey, S. Morrison, Paul Olden, Professor Paul Roberts, Dr Matt Tart, Dr Sheila Willis.
This event is jointly organised by King’s Forensics (King’s College London) and the School of Criminal Justice (University of Lausanne, Switzerland).
At this event
Lecturer in Forensic Chemistry
Professor of Practice for Forensic Science Policy and Regulation