Mr

Matthew

Atha

Drug Abuse Research Consultancy
Official Qualifications:
MSc, BSc, LLB
Category:
Contact Address:
Mr
Matthew
Atha
Independent Drug Monitoring Unit (IDMU Ltd)
Rodney Chambers
40 Rodney Street
LIVERPOOL
Merseyside
L1 9AA

Areas of Expertise:

Over 25 years experience as an expert witness in the UK Courts, consulted on over 3000+ cases. Your one stop shop for cases involving all types of controlled drugs. Drug consumption patterns (from surveys of over 30,000 users) for borderline personal use/intent to supply cases – placing claimed usage levels into spectrum of UK usage.

Wholesale and retail drug valuations (inc regional & postcode area prices, POCA assessments etc)

Effects of drugs (mens rea, drug driving, therapeutic uses).
Medicinal cannabis.
Drug-driving personal injury cases.
Cannabis cultivation cases (yield, harvest interval, production capacity, methods etc).
New psychoactive substances (former legal highs) and rarely-encountered controlled drugs.
Quality/purity, drug testing methods (driving/workplace/prison/sport).
Drug paraphernalia, packaging and terminology (interpretation of communications data).
Extensive court experience, UK-wide coverage.
Research and Consultancy on Drug Policy and Drug Markets.
Founder Member of Expert Witness Institute (EWI) and Independent Network of Drug Experts.(INDEX).

Additional Information:
Regional Limits:
GB Wide
Additional Languages:
No
Lawyer Consultation:
15 minutes free of charge discussion:
Yes
Expert Witness Work:
Single Joint Expert:
Yes
Legal Aid Work:
Yes
Criminal Cases:
Yes
Media & Public Relations:
Yes
Personal Injury:
Yes
Expert Witness Activity:
Claimant:
3%
Defendant:
93%
Single Joint Expert:
4%
How many times have you attended court: 19
(Past 3 years)
How many expert reports have you written: 100+
(Past 3 years)
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