We are often contacted by members of the public and business owners frustrated that they tried to report a crime to the police, and it has not been accepted as such, on occasions they have substantial evidence and even named suspects. It is not easy reporting a crime to the police nowadays, usually this has […]
Private investigators can help you with a variety of issues, whether this is to assist in criminal investigations, catch a cheating partner, or gather evidence of fraud. Our team at Surelock have come together to create a list of some of the main reasons why our clients come to us for our private investigation services. […]
A great deal of our surveillance work starts with a call from a nervous member of the public who explains they suspect their partner of infidelity. The first thing we do is to have a chat with them and establish why they have these fears, sometimes they ask us to carry out a week’s surveillance, […]
Whether you are a corporate business or a private individual, it is not easy to decide when to use a Private Investigator. First and foremost, ensure you are instructing a credible company, check them out and see if they are members of a professional body such as The Association of British Investigators. We have a […]
There are many investigative companies nowadays offering a whole range of services, some with a great deal of experience and others sadly with little, that is why when you entrust your investigation into the hands of a private company you should first see if they are members of a credible body such as The Association […]
Companies hired by western manufacturers produce their own counterfeits, present them as seized goods and collect big bounties, an investigation finds. Multinational corporations doing business in China face a losing battle when it comes to keeping copies of their products off the market, with anti-counterfeiting investigators either collaborating with producers of the fake goods, or copying […]
A man who ran a company that tricked organisations into revealing personal details about customers has today been ordered to pay a total of £20,000 in fines and prosecution costs, as well as a confiscation order of over £69,000 at a hearing at Isleworth Crown Court. Barry Spencer, 42, ran ICU Investigations Limited in Feltham, […]
Jonathan Rayner, a staff writer of the Law Society Gazette, explains what a law firm can do to distinguish between good and bad private investigators. Hiring a private investigator was once, to coin a phrase, elementary. You would take a hansom cab to 221B Baker Street. There would be no uncouth discussion of fees or, […]