LEG·01
Vidimus Legal
SOLICITORS, ADVISERS & INSURERS
Factual verification pursuant to a clearly delineated and lawful remit.
Scope
Investigative support where facts must be established and explicitly documented. We assist professional advisers with enquiries, evidence development, tracing and intelligence relevant to intricate matters. Fastidious reporting on objective findings – admissible in court.
The objective is straightforward. Reliable information on which a professional can assess a situation, advise a client, and determine the appropriate next step.
WE DO NOT
- Act outside a written and lawful scope.
- Advise on the merits of a matter.
- Report to anyone other than the instructing party.
Evidential standards
- Recording of observations
- Observations are recorded as they occur, time and date stamped, locations tracked and reported.
- Continuity of evidence
- Photographic and video material is retained in its original form, maintaining digital forensic integrity.
- Contents of a report
- The brief as directed, dates and times of observation, the subject’s pattern of life, third-party interactions, venues frequented – providing a factual record of conduct.
- Retention and handover
- Material is retained and handed over on terms agreed at the outset, and destroyed on request once a matter is closed.
- Availability to give evidence
- Operators are available to produce a statement and, where required, to give evidence on the observations recorded in their own reports.
Matter types
LEG·01.1
Matrimonial proceedings
Adulterous subterfuge. Impartial observations to verify suspicions of surreptitious engagements and obtain evidence in matters of infidelity.
LEG·01.2
Child welfare matters
Wilful dereliction. Sensitive, proportionate investigations into concerns of malicious neglect, nefarious activity and potential risk to a child’s safety.
LEG·01.3
Insurance fraud
Fraudulent dealings. Targeted investigations to identify inconsistencies, expose calculated deception and substantiate impropriety.
LEG·01.4
Unlawful conduct and illicit behaviour
Criminal malfeasance. Covert surveillance and intelligence gathering to evidence suspected misconduct and illegal activity.
LEG·01.5
Personal injury and liability claims
Furtive exposure. Objective analysis to the validity of claims and clarify questions of liability.
LEG·01.6
Clandestine affairs and asset tracing
Litigation support. Admissible private dossiers and traces to determine an accused party’s locality, personal effects and affiliations.
Where a matter touches suspected criminal activity, our remit remains evidential: the conduct is recorded as observed, and the decision to refer it to a law enforcement agency rests with the instructing party.
INSTRUCTION
We decline instructions we cannot lawfully accept.
A matter is opened on a written scope: what is to be observed, over what period, and what is delivered at the end of it. Where an instruction falls outside what can lawfully be done, we say so before it is accepted and no fee is charged.
DATA HANDLING
Personal data is processed on the lawful basis recorded in the engagement terms, held only for as long as the matter requires, and handed over or destroyed on the instructing party’s direction.
Enquiries are answered directly.