Brendan Read

A former detective from the Queensland Police High Tech Crime Investigation Unit, Brendan’s experience in investigating criminal and civil matters helps clients to navigate technologies and their use in the collection and preservation of evidence.

With over 15 years’ experience in giving evidence in criminal and civil cases, Brendan assists clients in stressful situations by clarifying technology.
He has an open, collaborative style and communicates clearly with any audience regardless of the complexity of the issues.

Within the community, Brendan is a Committee Member for Brisbane chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Significant engagements

• Engaged to assist with the collection and management of electronic evidence for the largest environmental investigation undertaken by the Queensland Government into Linc Energy
• Integrated Medical Technology Pty Ltd and Anor v Gilbert and Ors  (Supreme Court of Queensland)
• Gekko Developments Pty Ltd v Centa Company Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of Queensland)
• Adani Abbot Point Terminal Pty Ltd v Abbot Point Bulkcoal Pty Ltd (Supreme Court of Queensland)
• Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal v Monadelphous Muhibbah Marine
• Engaged by a corporate client based in New Zealand to investigate a cyber incident involving their network administrator.

Past experience

• Former detective – Queensland Police High Tech Crime Investigation Unit.