An injunction is only as strong as your ability to show it has been broken. A party who says they no longer live at an address, a director who claims to have left a business, a former employee who insists they have not approached clients: in each case the dispute comes down to observable facts. Surveillance is how those facts are established.
Working to the case strategy
We are usually instructed by solicitors, and we plan each deployment around the issues in the case. What exactly needs to be proved? On which dates? What would the other side say in response? Asking those questions first means the evidence answers the points that matter rather than producing hours of irrelevant footage.
Common instructions
Establishing whether a party is complying with an injunction, undertaking or court order. Testing claims about residence, employment or lifestyle that bear on a financial or commercial dispute. Confirming that someone is trading in breach of restrictive covenants. Locating a party or witness and confirming their routine so that documents can be served.
Evidence the court can rely on
Operatives observe from public places, keep contemporaneous logs and record footage that is timed and complete. We provide witness statements and can give oral evidence. Where surveillance would be disproportionate or unlawful, we will say so and suggest a better route, such as open source research or digital forensics.
Part of a wider picture
Surveillance often supports a broader litigation support instruction, alongside tracing, background research and expert evidence.
Solicitors can brief us on a matter in confidence.
