High Profile & Public Figure Support
Evidence gathered by a private investigator can make a material difference to the outcome of civil, family or employment proceedings. But only if it is gathered correctly.
Vera & Vale provides legal evidence and litigation support services rooted in our team’s ex-police background and direct operational experience of evidential standards. Our investigations are planned and executed with court use in mind from the outset, and our reports are produced to a standard that withstands professional and legal scrutiny.
We work directly with individuals, legal representatives and professional advisers. Our work supports proceedings in family courts, civil courts, employment tribunals and insurance dispute contexts.
Our surveillance investigations produce written reports that document findings clearly, include supporting imagery or video obtained lawfully, record dates, times and locations of all activity, and are formatted to the standards expected by family and civil courts. Chain of custody and continuity of evidence are maintained throughout.
Where required, Vera & Vale investigators can provide witness statements based on their direct observations. These statements are produced in the format required for court proceedings.
We gather and preserve digital evidence in a format that maintains evidential integrity, including online content, social media activity and other digital material relevant to proceedings.
In litigation involving disputed facts about an individual’s background, history or conduct, we can produce factual background reports to professional evidential standards.
In civil proceedings, it is sometimes necessary to serve documents on individuals whose whereabouts are unknown. We trace individuals for legal service purposes and confirm address and location details for the instructing legal team.
We can assist legal teams in organising investigation findings into a coherent case chronology, identifying evidential gaps and ensuring available material is presented in the most effective format.
Proceedings involving child arrangements, financial remedy, cohabitation disputes, domestic abuse allegations and other family court matters frequently involve factual disputes that investigative evidence can address.
Contractual disputes, fraud investigations, asset tracing, tortious claims and other civil proceedings may require investigative evidence to establish facts not available through other means.
Unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract proceedings can involve factual questions about conduct or events that are well-suited to investigative support.
Private investigators with no background in evidence production can gather information that is factually accurate but evidentially useless if not documented correctly. Vera & Vale’s ex-police founding team brings direct experience of the evidential standards required in UK proceedings. We know what courts and legal professionals require.
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Yes, provided the evidence is gathered using lawful methods and documented correctly. Evidence gathered through surveillance, open-source research, digital investigation and other lawful means is admissible in UK civil, family and employment proceedings.
We can provide surveillance reports with supporting imagery or video, witness statements, digital evidence preserved to evidential standards, background and intelligence reports, address confirmation for legal service purposes, and case chronologies.
Admissibility depends primarily on whether evidence was gathered lawfully and documented correctly. All Vera & Vale investigations are conducted within the full framework of UK law. Where legal proceedings are anticipated, advise us at the outset so we can tailor the documentation approach.
Yes, and in many cases this is the most effective arrangement. We receive instructions through legal representatives, report in formats appropriate for legal file management and are accustomed to operating within the requirements of ongoing legal proceedings.
Our ex-police founding background means we understand evidential requirements from direct experience, not from general awareness. We approach legally-focused investigations with clear documentation, maintained chain of custody, lawful methods throughout and professional reporting that withstands scrutiny.
