What does the term ‘best evidence’ mean? Why it is important to keep the collected evidence in a well-organised manner? List the devices which could help when collecting evidence. Which points should be considered when planning for the evidence gathering process? What are the ‘working papers’? Which type of information do they contain?

Forensic Accounting – `Gathering evidence

The Gathering Evidence

1. Give brief answers for the followings: (18)

• i. What does the term ‘best evidence’ mean?
  ii. Why it is important to keep the collected evidence in a well-organised manner?
  iii. List the devices which could help when collecting evidence.
  iv. Which points should be considered when planning for the evidence gathering process?
  v. What are the ‘working papers’? Which type of information do they contain?
  vi. Outline the main steps involved in the evidence gathering process.
  vii. Which types of documents are collected in the evidence gathering process and what could be the possible sources for these?

2. Evidence is required to support any investigation of financial crime. Discuss various types of evidence used in financial crime investigations. (6)

3. Evidence gathered in financial crime cases is different from the one gathered in non-financial crime cases. What is the basic difference in the composition of these two types of evidence?