Litigation Support Support | Detective Services

Celebrating a court victory means you did your homework on the case. So it all relies on the accuracy of facts and reliable investigative work. Litigation Support is all about getting lawyers, their clients and companies involved in legal matters up-to-date with the truth of the matter by performing the necessary fact-finding, gathering of evidence, research on witnesses, check on the background and other investigative aspects which could be a part of the court case.

An experienced and professional private investigator will help you by finding out information related to your legal case, cross check facts through investigation, prepare different kinds of timetables, and compile various types of investigative reports.

What Is Litigation Support?

A lawyer is not alone in a fight of this sort, litigation support consists of services provided to them by the detective who conducts the investigation.

Litigation services include various functions like:

• In court cases, the evidence should be taken in a lawful, documented manner
• Locate and cross-check identities of witnesses
• Conduct thorough individual background checks
• Get to the root of a matter, find out assets and ownership
• Monitor the activities of the target through surveillance.
• A deep-dive in case of the discovery of a scam
• Look into a competitor’s information
• Check addresses for validity
• Etc. of different fields and subjects.
• Authenticating documents and other sources.

It is important for the investigator or the detective to do the factual work in the investigation, however, he or she should not make up for legal advice and the courtroom representation of the client.

 

When Could You Benefit From Litigation Support?

Professional legal investigations can assist with:

• Complaints of legal wrongs
• Couples, divorce and legal marriage cases
• Situations where a couple is separating after a marriage and a divorce settlement is made
• Who will be the legal guardian of the children
• Matters concerning a spouse’s financial support
• Conflicts between employer and employee
• Legal disputes over commercial matters
• Cases where a person has taken advantage of another through their job
• Disagreements over ownership of land and real estate
• Investigations into a person taking out a claim when they know they have no entitlement.
• Business-related matters
• Troublems concerning one’s debt
• The case where the person is the party but it would be very hard to get in contact, or there are missing persons

The Services That We Offer

Gathering Evidence

Photographic and video evidence, documents as well as observations are among the materials gathered and presented in a suitable and accurate format according to the law of the land.

Maintaining Witness Lists & Making sure that Witnesses Exist

Aiding with getting and verifying the existence of witnesses, as well as others, in a legal context is one of the purposes that a private detective would assist with.

Personal History Checks

By means of legal sources, one can find out information on an individual’s or a company’s personal/business, and other aspects of a given person’s/ company’s past.

Surveillance Assistance in Court Cases

Court proceedings or legal cases related to the activity being investigated, the surveillance should be done secretly without violating the law, and at the legal request only.

Assets and Properties Investigations

Discovering facts about property, ownership and related matters by means of legal procedures and sources.

Crime against Property or Person Investigations

Looking into and documenting any suspicious behaviors or activities related to property rights or person that is potentially illegal in nature, such cases that involve fraud, the investigator would find the truth.

Business Intelligence

Verify facts concerning companies, business partners, suppliers, employees or other commercial parties.

Address Verification

Find relevant current or prior addresses where authorized by law.

Timeline & Fact Development

Presents facts in a chronological manner to the legal teams.

Chronology helps in tracking the order of events.

Chronology is a great tool for tracking how facts unfold one after another.

 

How Litigation Investigation Is Done

1. Case Consultation

The lawyer provides details about the nature of the case, investigation objective, information already available, and client-specific concerns.

2. Interviewing Witness

The witness is interviewed for understanding facts and identifying the best investigative route.

3. Designing the Investigation Approach

An investigation plan is made following an identification of goals, legal framework, and investigation techniques.

4. Gathering FactsFact-finder may carry out:

research in a public domain, private conversation with persons of interest, on-the-scene examination, interview of witnesses, etc.Fact-finder uses a combination of such methods to obtain the most complete picture of the facts.

5. Recording the Information

All the evidence, along with the date it was obtained, the source and where necessary, supporting material, is gathered.

Everything collected at the fact-finding stages, including interviews, reports, photographs, etc, along the line-up of supporting evidence, can be compiled and organized.

6. Investigation Report

Findings will appear in a report that the Client and legal team can see and use.

We produce the report in a clear and well-supported format for Client and legal team to see and use.

 

Advantages of Having Experts Handle the Litigation Side of Things

Legal representatives and clients can rely on a PI investigator’s work to:

• Help the legal department uncover hidden truths and evidence.
• Confirm the truth of statements put forth by the parties.
• Detect discrepancies
• Chronologically order the facts
• Help to locate and prepare witnesses
• Investigate a person’s history
• Write an account of activities that could be relevant to the case
• Do a study of assets and property
• Help in preparation of a case for a Client
• Spend less time by your client on investigations

The Role of Litigation Support in Law Practices & Legal Firms

Lawyers, at times, may need someone to carry out certain investigation activities in a case.

PIs can do field investigation, find witnesses, make factual checks, surveillance and background work, document evidence. They help legal practitioners focus on their core areas the law work and client representation.

Litigation Support for Individuals & Businesses

Whether it is a person or company that gets involved in a legal matter, they can benefit from an independent source of information that is the litigation support. This can be before trial as well as during litigation.

An investigation may help with:

• Who are the persons in the case?
• What were the main events?
• When are the events?
• Have claims been supported by the facts?

Evidence and Legal Compliance

The investigative process does not directly equate with admissibility in court. The method of acquisition of the information as per law, its authenticity, materiality, trustworthiness, and other privacy aspects together with the applicable evidence laws can have impact on their usability in legal proceedings.

The legal determination of the admissibility of investigative materials is the responsibility of the courts. It is highly recommended to always get legal advice from a qualified attorney before using any investigative result for a legal case.

 

Ethical and Proper Investigation

If a firm offers professional litigation support, it should never get involved in:

• Unauthorized accessing of devices or hacking of someone’s private account
• Breach through a telephone call recording device or accessing the private information
• Stealing someone’s passwords
• Cutting through any legal requirements by unauthorized recording
• Getting through a fence and breaking into someone’s land that has not been offered for a lawful purpose

The investigations need to be for a reasonable purpose, in accordance with laws and professional standards.

Do you need help during litigation?

A professional investigator would help you with getting organized, concise, and relevant facts regardless of if you are an individual, a business owner or a lawyer involved in a case.

Get in touch with one of our Private Investigators for an anonymous litigation support meeting. We offer expert fact-finding help, and thus, you can deal with your case knowing your options, and being in control.

 

FAQs

1. What is the role of litigation support?

In a legal context, these are services that help with the collection and analysis of facts, such as investigations or research.

2. Is there any way private investigators can help lawyers?

Certainly yes. Investigative staff may legally locate, follow and verify witnesses, and carry out the physical and non-physical collection, documentation or presentation of evidence or materials for legal proceedings.

3. Can investigators search for missing witnesses?

Sure they can. Investigators might have the legal capacity to track down witnesses and validate the authenticity of their testimonies for legitimate legal reasons.

4. Are you able to retrieve litigation-related evidence?

Certainly, we can find relevant evidence via legal procedures, such as documentation, collection and analysis, that lead to the uncovering of the truth or the identification of the most probable outcome in a particular case.

5. Is it possible for private investigators to carry out surveillance activities?

Absolutely. Depending on the matter, law-enforcing authorities, for instance, may have investigators perform legal surveillance.

6. Can investigators be involved in checking financial holdings?

Investigators can find out about your assets and property by searching through the legally available sources and databases.

Investigations performed by professionals are usually confidential and conducted in accordance with the laws and professional guidelines of the relevant jurisdiction.

8. Can investigation reports evidence be provided to the court?

Multipage reports could also be part of the submission in evidence, but ultimately whether the same could be used or not is left to the judge and also depends on case specifics.

9. When can I get help of litigation investigators?

Court proceedings can greatly benefit from the expertise of litigation investigators in cases where fact finding requires third party verification.

10. Why should I go to a litigation support company?

Reach out to a qualified and licensed private investigator who can be entrusted with such sensitive cases, tell him or her your side of the story, and be ready to share all facts that you have so far uncovered.