Stephen Castell, Chairman
Castell Consulting
PO Box 270529San Diego, CA 92198 Phone: (310) 890-9859 Email: stephen@castellconsulting.com Website: www.e-expertwitness.co.uk
Specialty Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appraisal - Patent Infringement, Appraisal & Valuation, Blockchain/Cryptocurrency, Broadcasting, Cell Phone Forensics, Communications/Telecommunications, Computer, Computer - Forensics, Expert Witness Services, Failure Analysis, Finance, FinTech, Information Systems, Mediation/Collaborative - Attorney, Software, Software Licensing, Statistics/Mathematics, Trial Consultants, WWW/Internet Services
About
Software and Systems Failure & Fitness for Purpose, IP, Mobiletechnology Patents, Internet, Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies; Computer, Software, Telecommunications, Broadcasting Litigation/Dispute Resolution; Expert Witness, CEDR Mediator, ICC Arbitrator, Expert Determiner.
Licenses
Ph.D.; M.Sc.; B.Sc.; CITP; Accredited Member, Forensic Expert Witness Association, Los Angeles Chapter
Current/Previous Positions
Castell Consulting, Management and Financial Consultants in Information Technology. Professional ICT Experts and Consultants. Clients say: “Dr Castell is unique in the totally professional and effective way he makes things happen and gets things done for his clients, delivering results, economically, on time, and with high quality implementation”.
Honors Awards
Medallist, IT Consultant of the Year, BCS Professional Awards. Honored with an interview for Archives of IT Capturing the Past, Inspiring the Future. In-depth experiences of the people who influenced the development of IT in the UK.
Publications
Author of the foundational APPEAL Report (1990). He has written extensively on the issues of ICT professionalism, and standards of presentation and reliability of computer evidence, blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.
Some recent publications:
https://worldfinancialreview.com/i-bitcoin-as-told-to-stephen-castell/
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-6470-7_4
https://www.solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/Authored%20by%20AI
https://realmedia.press/looks-like-signature-i-never-signed-berrys-rbs/
https://www.bcs.org/articles-opinion-and-research/avoiding-disaster/
https://digitalbytes.substack.com/p/has-the-law-commission-got-it-wrong
Disputes over AI and LLMs: applying the Expert Professional Techniques of Forensic Systems Analysis
To learn more about his recent presentation “Software defects and the Law” (click on ‘View Details’), watch the full recording on YouTube.
Prior Expert Experience
Dr Stephen Castell CITP has acted as a leading forensic expert witness in compute software and systems disputes, for over thirty years, including the largest and longest software development cases to have reached the English High Court and the Sydney Supreme Court.