What this service covers
- Fidelity investigation — covert observation of meetings, locations, and patterns of behaviour, with photographic and video evidence where appropriate;
- Concealed-finance investigation — pre-divorce evidence-gathering on undisclosed assets, second properties, business interests, and lifestyle inconsistent with stated income;
- Background investigation of a new partner — for clients who have met someone recently and want a discreet check before things progress;
- Co-habitation evidence — for spousal-maintenance or financial-remedy proceedings where the question of whether a former partner is now cohabiting is material;
- Reports for use in proceedings — structured for disclosure under family-court rules and for instructing solicitors.
How we work with you on a sensitive matter
Most matrimonial enquiries arrive with a real concern about being found out — by the subject, by family, by anyone who shares a household with you. Our discretion and client security page sets out the practical steps we take to keep contact with us invisible: how payments appear on bank statements, how we communicate, how we avoid leaving traces on shared devices.
Before any work commences, we will agree:
- A safe channel to contact you, and a safe time to do it;
- A discreet billing reference that gives away nothing about the nature of the work;
- A challenge word if you are concerned about impersonation by a hostile party.
Our approach
Surveillance is covert and proportionate. We will not undertake surveillance that constitutes harassment, that targets a child, that would interfere with a non-molestation order, or that goes beyond what is necessary to answer the question you have asked us. The work operates within the boundaries of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the Human Rights Act 1998, and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.
Where a finding of fact is required for family-court proceedings, our reports and witness statements are prepared in the form expected by the family bar. For our full process, see how we work.
Talk to us about Matrimonial & Relationship Investigations
An initial scoping conversation is at no charge and treated in strict confidence. We respond within one business day.
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