Service 01 — Investigations
Investigations that hold up when reviewed.
Cross-border enquiries, fraud, internal misconduct, locate-and-trace work, and litigation support — for matters that may go before a board, a regulator, or a court.
Capability
What we do
We help establish what happened, who was involved, what evidence exists, and what can be properly documented.
We act for corporate clients, law firms acting under privilege, financial institutions, and authorised public-sector clients. We do not accept anonymous instructions, undeclared interests, or matters without a confirmed lawful purpose.
Scope
Matters we accept
Corporate fraud & financial misconduct
Suspected internal or external fraud, embezzlement, procurement abuse, false accounting, and related financial misconduct.
Internal misconduct & whistleblower matters
Confidential workplace investigations, including harassment, conflicts of interest, leaks of confidential information, and breaches of fiduciary duty.
Pre-litigation & litigation support
Evidence gathering, witness location, document checking, and reconstruction of facts in support of lawyers acting under privilege.
Locate, trace & identify
Lawful identification and location of individuals and organisations, including service-of-process support, owners behind corporate vehicles, and counterparties whose contact has lapsed.
Counterfeit, IP & brand abuse
Investigation of counterfeit production, distribution chains, parallel importation, trade secret theft, and online brand misuse.
Cross-border & complex matters
Matters spanning multiple jurisdictions, languages, and regulatory regimes — coordinated through a single lead.
How we operate
Method
Defined investigative plan
A written plan is agreed at the start — what we are testing, what evidence is needed, what methods are lawful, and when reports will be delivered.
Conducted with legal oversight
Where a matter may proceed to court or to a regulator, the work is directed by, and conducted to the standards required by, instructing counsel.
Chain of custody
Evidence is handled, logged, and preserved under documented procedures suitable for use in formal proceedings.
Structured reporting
Findings are delivered through interim updates and a final report that separates fact, inference, and judgment.
Selected engagements
Anonymised examples
Corporate fraud — EMEA
Suspected procurement fraud in a multinational supply chain
We investigated inflated invoicing across three subsidiaries and identified collusion between an internal procurement lead and an external vendor. The client terminated those involved, pursued civil recovery, and made a referral to the relevant authorities.
Internal misconduct — APAC
Leakage of pre-IPO information
We conducted a confidential enquiry into the source of leaked offering details, identified the channel, and recovered the remaining unpublished material. The matter was contained ahead of listing and resolved internally.
Litigation support — Americas
Witness location and document authentication
We located three former employees across two jurisdictions, checked the authenticity of contested correspondence, and produced evidence statements that supported the litigation.
All engagements presented are anonymised and approved for publication.
Who it is for
Typical clients
General counsel & compliance
Internal investigations, regulatory risk, and matters that require reporting at board level.
Law firms
Pre-litigation and litigation support under privilege, including evidence work and witness location.
Boards & audit committees
Independent investigation of conduct, financial irregularities, or whistleblower reports.
Financial institutions
Anti-money-laundering investigations, sanctions exposure, and counterparty conduct enquiries.