Investigation services
Corporate fraud investigations
Documentary and witness enquiries into suspected dishonesty, procurement concerns and misuse of resources.
Relevant transactions, competing explanations and documented limitations.
Turn the concern into answerable questions.
A suspected irregularity may begin with a disputed explanation, inconsistent records, an unfamiliar supplier relationship or an approval that needs examination. The initial task is to define what is in question, who has authority to instruct and what decision the evidence will support.
The investigation tests the concern against the available evidence without assuming fraud has occurred. Its scope can be a contained records review or a broader combination of documentary, intelligence and witness enquiries. The reporting required should be agreed with the proposed work.
Follow the relevant records and relationships.
Corporate, insurance and legal teams can commission factual enquiries concerning:
- Suspected internal dishonesty or misuse of company resources.
- Supplier, procurement, expense or approval irregularities.
- Apparent undeclared relationships relevant to a commercial decision.
- Inconsistent accounts or records requiring a factual explanation.
- Claim-related concerns within a defined institutional instruction.
Test explanations in context.
Supplied records and accounts are considered alongside relevant contemporaneous material and lawful entity research. A discrepancy may identify a question without establishing deliberate deception. Similar names, apparent associations and unusual transactions require context and, where available, corroboration.
The source record distinguishes an original supplied document from an extract, a public statement from a confirmed record and a possible identity match from an established connection. Missing material remains a gap. It is not replaced by an assumed transaction or inferred conversation.
The detail behind the enquiry.
Explore the scope, evidence requirements and practical considerations.
Gather accounts around the material issues.
Interviews consider the participant’s role, direct knowledge and relevant explanations. Records can help clarify the sequence while remaining distinct from the witness’s own recollection. Where statements are instructed, the account is prepared for review and correction, with relevant annexures and review status identified.
The chronology connects material events to their sources and preserves alternative explanations. Follow-up enquiries should address a defined evidentiary need, with additional authority and scope agreed where required.
Show what is supported and what remains open.
The output may include a material-questions schedule, document index, relationship summary, chronology, statements and a factual report. Findings explain the support for a proposition. Allegations, unverified leads and investigator analysis remain distinct.
The report identifies limitations and options for proportionate further work. A finding that records differ is not automatically a finding about why they differ. The instructing team can assess the evidence and determine the organisational or legal response.
Identify separate specialist requirements.
A factual enquiry may reveal a need for forensic accounting, specialist digital examination or other expertise. Those tasks require separately confirmed competence, scope and authority. Access to private systems, a managed cybersecurity operation or an unrestricted financial-record search is not implied by this service.
Recovery strategy, legal action and findings of criminal liability remain separate matters for the appropriately authorised advisers and bodies. No particular finding, loss recovery or outcome is promised.
Before we begin
Practical questions.
Practical questions.
Does an inconsistency establish fraud?
No. It needs context and examination. The report identifies what the material supports, significant alternative explanations and unresolved questions.
Can we start with a limited document review?
Yes. A defined review can organise the material, identify the relevant sequence and relationships, and show where further enquiry may be useful.
Can a procurement or supplier concern be examined?
The scope can consider relevant declarations, approvals, supplied records and lawful entity information. The purpose and authority for each enquiry are established before action.
Does this include financial recovery?
The service is factual investigation and reporting. Recovery advice and action require the appropriate legal and specialist instructions. No recovery result is guaranteed.
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Begin with a clear brief
Examine the concern against the evidence.
Request an initial discussion about the factual questions requiring clarification.