Commercial Investigations

Wyburd & Co LLP offers many years' experience of sensitive investigations casework, covering every region of the world, in the context of:

• Litigation support
  
• Insurance claims (export credit, political risks, professional indemnity, financial risks)
  
• Banking, insolvency & recovery
  
• Commercial fraud
  

Wyburd & Co LLP's investigative services include:

Detailed Background Checks

Background checks typically involve a detailed examination of the activities, reputation and beneficial ownership or control of parties connected with litigation or a dispute. These parties may be offshore companies; very often there will be a need to research individuals. The underlying situation may be extremely sensitive, requiring unattributable investigations and a high level of confidentiality. We are very experienced in this type of investigation, which is closely allied to our due diligence and business intelligence capability.

Fact Finding

Each investigation has features of its own. For example, there may be a specific need to obtain evidence, verify disclosure in an insurance claim, locate individuals, establish the real nature of a transaction, or to investigate documentary fraud. Our approach is to work with the client to identify the information that is critical to a successful outcome, and to focus on acquiring this information. A by-product of this approach is that the investigation is more likely to be cost effective.

Asset Searches

Searches for financial and physical assets are more likely to succeed if started at an early stage, before the debtor is aware of the client's intentions and has time to dissipate assets. A key requirement is to be realistic about the prospects of success, and to avoid throwing good money after bad. Wyburd & Co offers experience of locating substantial financial, corporate and physical assets, including less usual items such as yachts.