A personal approach to complex questions.

Start with the facts you need.

Investigations are often commissioned at a difficult or uncertain moment. An unexplained transaction, a person you cannot locate or a sensitive concern can leave you unsure which direction to take.

PDC’s services span research, tracing, surveillance, process serving, witness statements and technical enquiries. The right starting point depends on your objective and the information already available. Explore the individual service pages to understand the questions each type of work may help address.

For a business or law firm, a useful brief identifies the decision or instruction that the work supports. For a private client, it may begin as a simple description of what is worrying you. In either case, the initial conversation should lead to a clearer understanding of the options.

Useful help before a formal instruction.

Sometimes a change in search technique or a better understanding of a public record is enough. The resource library shares basic practical guidance that you can use yourself. If you become stuck, tell PDC what you have tried and ask for a pointer.

If professional enquiries are appropriate, agree what will be done, how findings will be reported and what it will cost before the work begins. A clearly defined scope helps both sides understand the purpose and limits of the instruction.