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24 February 2010, 4:19 pm
Mishcon de Reya’s family department launched Creativity in Conflict, a collaboration with Central Saint Martins College to award prizes to its top MA fine art students. The event took place at the Imagination Gallery in Store Street and the acrobatic … Continue reading →
Conducting Ethical Corporate Investigation
22 December 2009, 11:40 am
Anyone looking for a step-by-step approach to conducting lawful corporate investigations can steal some ideas from the Association of Corporate Counsel. The ACC presented a panel discussion on internal investigations during its annual conference in Boston last week, and posed … Continue reading →
Pension Funds and Local Authorities are Missing Out on Class Action Cash
22 December 2009, 11:31 am
UK Local Authority (LA) pension funds have lost £31bn on their investments between 2007 and 2009, according to global class action services specialist, GOAL Group. The Group’s projections show that around £500million of these losses will be recovered by UK … Continue reading →
Lloyds of London chief warns of Rising Tide of Insurance Fraud
22 December 2009, 11:20 am
Lloyd’s of London’s chief executive Richard Ward today warned the deep recession would increase the number of fraudulent claims being made against the insurance market. Many cash-strapped companies and households view insurance policies as a source of easy money. Mike … Continue reading →
Arsenal set for a new boardroom row over Alisher Usmanov investigation
9 December 2009, 12:07 pm
Arsenal’s boardroom is gripped by fresh tensions, with Alisher Usmanov set to confront Ivan Gazidis over claims that advisers to the club’s directors ordered an investigation into Usmanov’s prison past in the Soviet Union. The Russian is the second-biggest shareholder … Continue reading →
Private Investigator helps to battle Internet Piracy
8 December 2009, 10:35 am
AN EAST London resident who was defrauded after making an online purchase may have stumbled onto an international racket after hiring a private investigator to help him. François Eales, a natural medicine practitioner who lives and works in Gonubie, said … Continue reading →
Bugs in the Boardroom
8 December 2009, 10:11 am
Private Detectives are being increasingly used in the City Law companies, more than any other profession, call in private detectives to combat internal fraud or to trace missing assets. Mike Lacorte, is associate managing director of Conflict International, a London … Continue reading →
Corrupt firms ‘face phone tapping’
7 December 2009, 4:05 pm
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it will use phone tapping and video surveillance to uncover British companies involved in corruption abroad. The SFO says companies have one last chance to come clean before the new powers are introduced. About … Continue reading →
BlackBerry smartphones open to SMS attack
7 December 2009, 10:00 am
BlackBerry mobile devices are open to attack due to a certificate notification flaw in the smartphone’s software, according to Research In Motion. The problem lies in the BlackBerry Browser, specifically in the dialog box that alerts users if the URL … Continue reading →
Are auction sites fraud with danger?
1 December 2009, 4:59 pm
AN EAST London resident who was defrauded after making an online purchase may have stumbled onto an international racket after hiring a private detective to help him. François Eales, a natural medicine practitioner who lives and works in Gonubie, said … Continue reading →
Conflict International Featured in “The Times”
26 November 2009, 10:40 am
Conflicted out Times may be hard but the love affair between the law and the arts goes on. Last week, for example, Mishcon de Reya’s family department launched Creativity in Conflict, a collaboration with Central Saint Martins College to award prizes … Continue reading →
Shoddy Background Check on Reality TV Star Alleged to Ruin Agency
4 November 2009, 12:02 pm
CHICAGO (CN) – An investigation agency claims it was ruined by a firm that did a slipshod background check on “reality” TV star Ryan Jenkins, who allegedly murdered his wife, dismembered her body and then killed himself. Collective Intelligence says … Continue reading →
Work laptops to trigger wave of online business fraud
2 November 2009, 3:18 pm
by Angus Kidman Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Increasing rates of workplace laptop use mean that it’s inevitable that cyber-criminals will turn their attention from attacking banks to profiting from corporate fraud, a security expert has warned. “The same kind of … Continue reading →
Hey, UK plc, it’s time to clean up your act!
2 November 2009, 2:35 pm
The former lawyer, who is chief executive of Nardello & Co, a corporate investigations company with offices in London, Milan, New York and Washington, says that business executives often ask investigators to tap phones, hack into computers or obtain bank … Continue reading →
Planned background checks for in-home healthcare workers are criticized
2 November 2009, 1:52 pm
Reporting from Sacramento – A storm of protest has erupted over the Schwarzenegger administration’s push to require prospective home health aides for the elderly and disabled to begin undergoing criminal background checks next week. Social service chiefs in counties throughout … Continue reading →
Staged-collision ring busted by California investigators
2 November 2009, 11:46 am
One of the reasons that auto insurance coverage can increase for everyone is fraud. Recently, the California Department of Insurance announced that an alleged fraud ring was broken up in the state. In all, eight men have been arrested in … Continue reading →
Ex-AMD CEO Ruiz Said to Be Tied to Galleon Insider-Trading Case
2 November 2009, 10:57 am
Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) Hector Ruiz, former chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., is the AMD executive who prosecutors allege provided information to a defendant in the Galleon Group LLC insider-trading case, a person familiar with the investigation said. … Continue reading →
FSA fines Seymour Pierce over fraud failings
26 October 2009, 4:55 pm
Firms have been reminded of the importance of safeguarding against fraud after investment bank Seymour Pierce was hit with a £154,000 fine by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). The FSA found that the bank had failed to implement effective controls … Continue reading →
Cover teacher stand-ins can get jobs without being properly vetted
26 October 2009, 4:00 pm
HANDS up who thinks substitute teachers in our primary schools are being properly vetted? Go to the top of the class if you ever suspected that no checks are done before stand-in teachers are put in charge of children. Last … Continue reading →
Being Inside Can Have a Downside
22 October 2009, 6:25 pm
As they build a case of alleged insider-trading by Galleon Management LLP co-founder Raj Rajaratnam and others, prosecutors will have to prove whether the information they traded on was gleaned from legal research or from someone who had an obligation … Continue reading →
Moody’s Analysts Are Warned to Keep Secrets
22 October 2009, 6:05 pm
From their first day at Moody’s Investors Service, junior analysts are warned against sharing confidential information with outsiders. They are even told not to mention company names in the elevators at the credit-rating firm’s Lower Manhattan headquarters. Federal prosecutors now … Continue reading →
The top 5 signs your boyfriend is cheating on you
13 August 2009, 4:54 pm
The gut feeling of many women regarding their partner is very often correct. So if you suspect that your boyfriend is being unfaithful, then he may very well be. But before you hire an investigator or call a lawyer, check … Continue reading →
Private Detectives are all the rage in ‘well managed’ City Firms
5 August 2009, 1:20 pm
Companies may not admit using them, but private detective agencies have gained acceptance Liz Chong, The Times THEIR customers include governments, leading investment banks, hedge funds, private equity houses and FTSE 100 companies, but few would admit that they have … Continue reading →
Techniques of detectives
24 July 2009, 5:17 pm
Street work Detectives have a wide variety of techniques available in conducting investigations. However, the majority of cases are solved by interrogation of suspects and witnesses, which takes time. In a policeman’s career as a uniformed officer and as a … Continue reading →
Hiring a Private Investigator
24 July 2009, 5:08 pm
Hiring a private investigator The following are some tips to aid you in evaluating which private investigator to work with. Make sure they have a license! The vast majority of states require that anyone engaging the practice of investigations be … Continue reading →
Ten Top Tips For Private Investigators
24 July 2009, 4:32 pm
Working as a title=”hire a private investigator” >private investigator is a fascinating but endlessly challenging occupation. In this article I have set out ten top tips that may make life a little easier for those new to the profession. 1. … Continue reading →
Is there a difference between a Private Investigator and a Private Detective?
29 June 2009, 11:13 am
That depends on the state private investigator licensing laws for your state. In many states, the words ‘private investigator’ and ‘private detective’ are interchangeable, but in some states there actually is a difference in their accepted meaning. For example, in … Continue reading →
Investigator Tools & Equipment Used by Private Investigators
29 June 2009, 11:05 am
What type of equipment do Private Investigators use? A successful private investigator will own several investigative tools. These tools are based on the type of work or cases you will be working on. Probably the most important investigative tool is … Continue reading →
Top 5 signs that your boyfriend is cheating on you
27 January 2009, 11:56 am
The gut feeling of many women regarding their partner is very often correct. So if you suspect that your boyfriend is being unfaithful then he may very well be. But before you hire an Private Investigator or call a lawyer, check … Continue reading →
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