Reconstruct conduct, participants and loss.

When conduct, participants and loss are still unclear

• A fraud, false accounting or misappropriation appears to have occurred, but it is not yet clear who did what.
• A report to the police or Action Fraud has produced nothing you can use.
• You need a file that could later support a private prosecution, a freeze or a regulatory report.

When another route may be better

If the facts are already clear and the only remaining question is a legal remedy, the expertise pages describe that work. If the material will not support any honest next step, the useful product is that conclusion, given early.

Investigation is not a charge

Fraud Act 2006 offences, Theft Act offences, false accounting and conspiracy are among the labels that may later be charged. The investigation itself is not a charge. If a private prosecution follows, CPIA disclosure duties apply. We build the file as if they already do.

How the record is built

1. Preserve the underlying material. Devices, emails, ledgers and payment records are held with continuity.
2. Reconstruct conduct, participants and loss. Witnesses, documents and financial analysis are used to establish what happened — and to record what remains unknown.
3. A file that can be used. A written account a defence solicitor could pick up cold. Then a decision: prosecute, freeze, report, claim, or stop.

Principal risks

• Witnesses forget, leave, or change sides. Early statements matter.
• A theory that is neater than the documents will fail in disclosure.
• Civil and criminal routes can collide if they are not sequenced.

Fees

We agree the scope and charging basis before substantive work begins. Most matters are charged by reference to time; a fixed fee may be available for a clearly defined preliminary review. Full rates and terms are on the Pricing page.

Who is responsible

Each matter is supervised by a named solicitor. Specialist investigators and forensic professionals are introduced where their expertise is needed, with their role and status explained. Job titles on this site are not a reserved-activity authorisation. Confirm current authorised individuals on the Regulatory information page and the public SRA record.