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NEWS “without comment” UK’s new Information Commissioner formally appointed 25 January 2021: Following a request from the Secretary of State for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has agreed to extend her...

NEWS “without comment”  Conman "with injured hand" suing NHS for £647,000 caught out quad biking at Go Ape MIRROR EXCLUSIVE See: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/conman-with-injured-hand-suing-23372815 By Matthew Davis 23 JAN 2021 The NHS hired a private...

NEWS “without comment” Reconsider Private Detective Agencies Bill, Centre urged Aditi R / TNN Jan 20, 2021 Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/reconsider-private-detective-agencies-bill-centre-urged/articleshow/80353514.cms Chennai: The...

NEWS “without comment” BELGIUM - Tough new rules on the way for private detectives Thursday, 14 January 2021 Belgium’s federal minister for home affairs, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V) is working on a new reform of the law on private detectives, the first since the law...

NEWS “without comment” REGULATORY NEWS From Gary Murray – GC Member GDPR - UK Regulation January 15, 2021: The ICO has introduced a new Data Sharing Code of Practise Full details are at: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-sharing-a-code-of-practice/ About this...

NEWS “without comment” Poirot in Pontefract and Miss Marple in Mexborough - Yorkshire councils spend £300,000 hiring private investigators Councils in Yorkshire have spent at least £300,000 on hiring PI’s  and “playing Poirot” over the past five years with spending...

NEWS “without comment”  Licensed private detectives get green light in Korea By Kim Hae-yeon Published: Jan 4, 2021 Licensed private detectives can do business in South Korea beginning Wednesday, following the recent revision of the Credit Information Use and...

NEWS “without comment” Defence chiefs spend '£10m' on private detectives to vet soldiers' compensation claims EXCLUSIVE: The Ministry of Defence has been using tax payers money to confirm if troops and veterans are really suffering from severe wounds and mental trauma...

NEWS “with comment” AS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT YEARS THE WORLD HAS EXPERIENCED DRAWS TO A CLOSE AND WE WELCOME THE NEW YEAR 2021 – A FEW THOUGHTS TO PONDER OVER: First to see 2021: The Pacific island of Tonga is first to ring in the New Year and celebrated at 10am...

NEWS “without comment” EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Data Flows Post Brexit Taylor Vinters LLP December 29, 2020 Whilst a lot of us were considering whether or not we had room for that additional mince pie, details of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement...

NEWS “without comment” Hunt for Liverpool's most wanted Kevin Parle to spread to Thailand, Dubai and Spain 'I'd like to think this will be his last Christmas on the run,' says ex-undercover detective tracking Kevin Parle. The private investigator hunting for...

NEWS “without comment” LETTERS BLOGATORY The Blog of International Judicial Assistance | By Ted Folkman E: tfolkman@lettersblogatory.com Date: Monday, 28 December 202 Subscribe at: https://lettersblogatory.com/subscribe/ A Hard Brexit for Civil International Judicial...

NEWS “without comment” NEW YORK PI FIRM SUED IIGPI Allegedly Aided Rapes, Sexual Assaults, Overbilled Clients News provided by Daniel Szalkiewicz & Associates, P.C. NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Daniel Szalkiewicz & Associates, P.C. filed a new $50...

NEWS “without comment” THE WAPI GC HAVE ANNOUNCED AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER TO MEMBERS OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS WHO MAY BE CONCERNED OVER 2021 RENEWAL COSTS AND CONDITIONS.  THE WAPI ‘TRANSFER’ SCHEME - SWITCH TO WAPI  -  START 2021 THE RIGHT WAY From time-to-time consumer...

NEWS “without comment” New data sharing code of practice published 21 December 2020 - Katie McQuater UK – The ICO has updated its code of practice on data sharing, including guidance on lawful bases for using personal data. The code provides advice to organisations on...

News “without comment”  Facebook UK users will lose EU privacy protections in 2021 By Kieran Doody @kierandoody UK Trending Editor Facebook will switch all United Kingdom account holders into user agreements with the firm's corporate headquarters in California,...

NEWS “without comment” US: Private eye swindles millions from Boca Raton woman, prosecutors say By Mario Ariza - South Florida Sun Sentinel Dec 08, 2020 He used his skills as a private investigator to con an elderly Boca Raton brain cancer victim out of almost $2.9...

NEWS “without comment”  WORLD ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS - WAPI ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING VIA ZOOM – TUESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2020  GOVERNING COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS – ANNOUNCED AT 13.00 HOURS TODAY: GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBERS: Re-elected Unopposed:          ...

NEWS “without comment”  Hollywood 'Con Queen' suspect appears in UK court Author: AFP Date: 07.12.2020 A suspected con artist who allegedly impersonated top female Hollywood executives to swindle wide-eyed aspiring stars out of hundreds of thousands of dollars was...

NEWS “without comment”  The SIA website is moving  On 10 December (this Thursday) the SIA is moving their website to GOV.UK and closing the current site. The address for the new website is: www.gov.uk/sia  Q:        Why is the website moving to GOV.UK? A:         The...

NEWS “without comment”  Professional Investigation Training – Distance Learning WAPI MEMBERS ONLY Course Accreditation by SFJ Awards  Members can gain access to this invaluable training and enjoy valuable discounts. The Course Details:...

NEWS “without comment” The ICO is struggling to collect fines from companies that violate data protection rules The Watchdog lacks teeth: 68 per cent of fines issued since January 2019 haven't been paid Dev Kundaliya - www.computing.co.uk December 03, 2020 The...

NEWS “without comment” WAPI MEMBER AWARDED MAJOR CONTRACT The World Association of Professional Investigators are delighted to announce (boast) that one of our members Euro-Tec has been awarded an important contract for the provision of specialised services to a Legal...

NEWS “without comment” Private spies reportedly infiltrated an Amazon strike, secretly taking photos of workers, trade unionists, and journalists. Now a union is taking legal action. By: Isobel Asher Hamilton and Qayyah Moynihan December 02, 2020 Private spies...

NEWS “without comment” Of interest across UK as well as Ireland/EU:  Irish Supreme Court decision outlines that Public Bodies must justify refusals under Freedom of Information Act DAC Beachcroft - United Kingdom November 30 2020 In two recent judgments regarding the...

NEWS “without comment” Tuesday, Nov 24th 2020 Amazon hired Pinkerton private detectives to 'spy on warehouse workers, track unionization efforts and monitor protests', leaked documents show Motherboard described a trove of leaked internal reports from Amazon's...

NEWS “without comment” UWO - Unexplained Wealth Orders By Jake Ryan For The Mail On Sunday Published: 21:38, 21 November 2020 Britain's FBI takes down the 'McMafia' millionaires: National Crime Agency targets people-smuggling kingpins and threatens to seize their...

NEWS “without comment” Ref: Miscarriage of Justice? Following a Investigative Project and Review of a Conspiracy to Murder File / Conviction, by P&D Investigations Limited of an individual / defendant who we believe may be innocent - a matter which we are still...

NEWS “without comment” Last Thursday, concerned US citizens launched fundraising to investigate the country's election results and "voter fraud" that some believe to be present in the recently concluded November elections. The listing happened during the height of the...

NEWS “without comment” Private security non-compliance rates ‘high’ The Private Security Authority (PSA) says its inspections continue to show a “high rate of non-compliance” with licensing regulations in the sector. The authority, set up under the Private Security...

NEWS “without comment” New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a petition seeking directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs to regulate private detective agencies and...

NEWS “without comment”  IRISH LEGAL NEWS:  Supreme Court rules public bodies must justify refusals to disclose exempted records under FOI Act Published 28 October 2020...

NEWS “without comment”  H&M fined 35 million Euros for unlawful employee monitoring Irwin Mitchell LLP MEMBER FIRM OF First Law International Irwin Mitchell LLP October 27 2020 Earlier this month, H&M were fined, an eye watering, 35 million Euros by the...

NEWS “without comment”  Deleted police records on thousands of Scots still held by other public bodies October 27, 2020 - Caitlin Logan Source: https://theferret.scot/deleted-police-records-available-public-bodies/ Data on thousands of Scots that has been deleted from...

NEWS “without comment”  CELEB SCAMMER: Hollywood con artist who pretended to be Jennifer Aniston to scam cash to be EXTRADITED to UK after ‘swindling 26 Brits’ 21 Oct 2020 - Emma Parry A HOLLYWOOD con artist who swindled victims through elaborate scams - including...

NEWS “without comment” Posted by Ted Folkman - Letters Blogatory E: tfolkman@lettersblogatory.com Monday, 12 October 2020 The Scandal of the Day: Washington, DC  -  Sewer Service Josh Kaplan of DCist published a major exposé on fraudulent service of process in...

NEWS “without comment” WAPI DONATED ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERSHIP £500 TO LOCATE INTERNATIONAL – LOCATE CENTRE FOR MISSING PEOPLE – A NON PROFIT ORGANISATION REPLY RECEIVED FROM LOCATE INTERNATIONAL: We wanted to say a massive thank you to the World Association of...

NEWS “without comment” THE MODERN DETECTIVE “How Corporate Intelligence Is Reshaping the World” More than thirty thousand private investigators now work in the United States, Maroney reports in his new book, “The Modern Detective: How Corporate Intelligence Is...

NEWS “without comment” Interesting FOI Restriction challenged!  Court to rule on UK freedom of information bids from overseas Cases have been blocked despite guidance saying anyone can make a request Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent @owenbowcott Tue 6 Oct 2020...

NEWS “without comment” Robert Levinson: Iran told to pay $1.45bn to missing American PI's family A US judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45bn (1.23bn euros; £1.12bn) to the family of an ex-FBI agent who vanished during a visit to the country in 2007. A ruling awarded...

NEWS “without comment” A Question?: PI’s / Private Investigators v. Hackers / Information Brokers IS THERE A DIFFERENCE????    Phone-hacking lawyers accuse Mirror of illegal targeting of judges Accusations come in latest round of litigation against Mirror Group...

"NEWS WITHOUT COMMENT" Life ‘behind the mask’ isn’t always as good as posted Personal injury claimants should be aware insurers are looking at social media, says Jodi Gordon By Jodi Gordon - Partner, Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP Monday, 5th October 2020...

NEWS “without comment” ‘The Modern Detective,’  - An Interesting Read/Book Nikola’s downfall shows why the investing world needs more private investigators  As revealed in the new book ‘The Modern Detective,’ private investigative work has become an essential tool for...

NEWS “without comment”  September 25, 2020: A POLICE officer was shot dead inside a Croydon police station early this morning with the suspect's weapon was missed during a search. The officer - believed to be the Custody Sergeant - was gunned down by a suspect who'd...

NEWS “without comment” Civic Chamber member proposes admittance of private detectives in criminal proceedings [Russian Civic Chamber] Vladimir Burnov MOSCOW, September 24 (RAPSI) – Private detectives are to be given the status of participants in criminal proceedings...

NEWS “without comment” Magistrates’ court listings now published online Magistrates’ court lists in England and Wales will be published online for the first time, making it easier to access listing information. HM Courts & Tribunals Service From 1 September 2020,...

NEWS “without comment” An opportunity to be updated on the workings of the Justice Reforms. HM Courts and Tribunals Service 4th Annual Public User Event 2020 by HMCTS - HM Courts and Tribunals Service An opportunity to view and understand changes that are being made...

NEWS “without comment” Jersey C.I: Developments In The Disclosure And Provision Of Legal Entity Information In Jersey 21 September 2020 by Jonathan M. Heaney , Rachel Amos and Tom Fothergill of Walkers The Government of Jersey has recently closed a consultation on...

NEWS “without comment” Annie McCarrick went missing in March 1993 ‘The pieces of the puzzle are coming together’ – US private investigators identify suspect they believe murdered Annie McCarrick Catherine Fegan September 18 2020 A US-based team of private...

NEWS “without comment” Press release Reforms to Companies House to clamp down on fraud and give businesses greater confidence in transactions Companies House will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and money laundering, with directors unable to be appointed until...

NEWS “without comment” Sussex Police admits losing evidence in missing Georgina Gharsallah case Wednesday 16 September 2020 Story: https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2020-09-16/sussex-police-admits-losing-evidence-in-missing-georgina-gharsallah-case The family of woman...

NEWS “without comment” Women detectives: meet the Victorian female super sleuths September 4, 2020 Source: https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/female-detectives-career-womens-history/ From the mid-19th century onwards, an increasing number of women...

NEWS “without comment”   Big British Bank Barclays Accused Of Spying On Employees—This May Be The New Trend Jack Kelly - Senior Contributor August 13, 2020 Have you ever felt that your boss was spying on you? Maybe she peeked over your shoulder to see if you’re really...

NEWS “without comment”  As Private Detectives Become Legal, Police Move to Prevent Abuses  2020-08-04: The South Korean government has put forth measures to protect personal information and prevent infringement of privacy as private detectives will be allowed to...

NEWS “without comment”  Follow-up from: News “without comment” dated Friday, 19 April 2019 https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2019/04/17/buckley-tangles-with-pi-startup-over-246000-in-unpaid-legal-fees/?slreturn=20190319055517  DOJ (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE) charges...

NEWS “without comment” UK Human Rights Decision Supreme Court rules there is no right to privacy against “paedophile hunters” – an extended look by Sapan Maini-Thompson: In Sutherland v Her Majesty’s Advocate, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that it was compatible...

NEWS “without comment” German investigators' access to private data must be limited - court World News July 17, 2020 KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - A German federal court said on Friday that several laws giving investigators access to personal internet or phone data...

NEWS “without comment” European Court of Justice (ECJ) - Strikes The Data Transfer Tool, Privacy Shield The European Union's top court on Thursday invalidated the popular Privacy Shield tool used to transfer data across the Atlantic, but upheld the use of standard...

NEWS “without comment” GDPR Fines Totalling €158 Million Issued in 340 Cases. News provided by PrivacyAffairs Jul 15, 2020 Source:...

NEWS “without comment” The Guardian Judge rebukes SFO boss over 'flattering' texts from private detective Rob Evans and David Pegg July 14, 2020 A judge has criticised Britain’s most senior anti-bribery prosecutor over “flattering” text messages she received from a US...

NEWS “without comment” Byline Investigates Not Afraid to Tell you the Truth WORLD EXCLUSIVE: July 2, 2020 Prince Harry Set to Sue The Sun – for Hiring an American Private Investigator to Unlawfully Spy on Meghan Markle The Duke of Sussex claims that a Private...

NEWS “without comment” 'One last roll of the dice' - hopes that mystery of missing Annie McCarrick can be solved American vanished here 27 years ago, but there is new resolve to uncover her fate. Catherine Fegan July 06 2020 Source:...

WITH REFERENCE TO: NEWS “without comment” Posted June 26, 2020  “US/UK: ILLEGAL PI????  SUN NEWSPAPER HIRES PI - DODGY ASSIGNMENTS?” EXCLUSIVE: The Sun Covered-Up Unlawful Private Investigator by PRETENDING He Was an "Innocent" JOURNALIST 24 Jun. 2020 - Byline...

NEWS – “without comment” True detectives The precarious, not altogether lucrative, and often illegal life of Russia’s private investigators June 29, 2020 - Anna Shnygina for Meduza THE FULL ARTICLE PRESENTS AN INTERESTING READ – AN INSIGHT INTO LIFE AS A PI’S IN...

NEWS “without comment” EXCLUSIVE: The Sun Covered-Up Unlawful Private Investigator by PRETENDING He Was an "Innocent" JOURNALIST 24 Jun. 2020 Byline Investigates - Not Afraid to Tell you the Truth The Sun newspaper tasked a private investigator to carry-out unlawful...

NEWS "without comment" Former Met chief linked to court case over bugging of Ritz owner Sir Frederick Barclay The Sunday Times Jon Ungoed-Thomas Sunday June 21 2020 Yesterday’s Sunday Times has reported that a firm of private investigators headed by the former...

NEWS “without comment” UPDATE TO EARLIER POSTING TODAY: Murder in the Car Park – The TV program: Former Metropolitan police officer Dean Vian has dramatically named his uncle as a killer In a Channel 4 documentary to air this evening, Dean Vian, whose father Garry...

NEWS “without comment” This evening Part 2 of 3 of the TV series at 9pm on Channel 4. Murder in the Car Park – The TV program Examining the unsolved murder of private detective Daniel Morgan, a murder inquiry that has lasted 33 years, and cost £30 million, but has...

NEWS “without comment” Source: Tyla: The Cryptic Story Behind Channel 4's New Documentary 'Murder In The Car Park' Joanna Freedman in Entertainment Published Wednesday 17 June 2020 Channel 4's new documentary Murder In The Car Park has certainly awoken a whole new...

NEWS “without comment” CANADA: Nova Scotia Appeal Court orders new trial Court rules mistrial should have been declared after judge learned private detective helped police Blair Rhodes · CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2020 The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ordered a new...

NEWS “without comment”   The Review of the Documentary Murder in the Car Park:   Daniel Morgan was found lying in a pub car park with an axe in his head in 1987. But his murder has never been solved By Anita Singh 15 June 2020   After Murder in the...

ACCUSATIONS OF ABUSES BY BRITISH ARMY OVER, DISMISSED. I campaigned for the rights of Iraq veterans. Now this long, cruel witch-hunt of our troops is over, it's time to give them an apology, writes lawyer HILARY MEREDITH By Hilary Meredith For The Daily Mail...

Local authorities have spent €214,000 on private detectives to crack down on illegal waste and investigate protected disclosures, and on planning enforcement over the past three years. The biggest spend was in Dublin, where the city council has paid out €72,413 on...

DEATH FALL Madeleine McCann investigator who ‘fleeced her parents out of £300k’ died in ‘bloodied’ fall at mansion Scottish Sun - Joe Duggan 9th May 2020 A CONMAN private detective accused of fleecing Madeleine McCann’s parents out of £300,000 died in a “bloodied”...

HMCTS operational summary 26 March 2020 * Jury trials that are underway continue * No new jury trials * Crown Courts are only covering urgent work * Magistrates’ courts only covering urgent work (overnight custody and people brought from prison): Magistrates' court...

A High Court judge has ruled that Humberside Police’s investigation into Harry Miller for ‘transphobic’ tweets unlawfully restricted his freedom of expression., Miller, a former police officer, was visited by police at his workplace after a complaint was made that he...

FBME’s investigators: in contempt and under orders February 4, 2020 By: Dominic Carman, journalist, writer and legal commentator. www.dominiccarman.com English judges are known for choosing their words very carefully:  In this context, the recent Commercial Court...

Monday, Feb 3rd 2020 Man caught ‘tampering’ with Rangers player Alfredo Morelos’s £150,000 Lamborghini was a ‘PI hired by star’s pregnant wife to fix GPS tracker' - but she denies claim saying 'show me the evidence' Striker Alfredo Morelos saw a man 'tampering' with...

Papers lodged in high court civil case say family was put under unlawful surveillance Ben Quinn @BenQuinn75 Mon 27 Jan 2020 Private detectives were hired by the Sunday People newspaper to target the family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002, it has been...

Source: https://www.law360.com/articles/1234518/print?section=corporate-crime-uk PIs Who Broke Ex-Bank Client Confidence Found In Contempt By Bonnie Eslinger Law360, London (January 15, 2020, 4:42 PM GMT) -- A judge ruled on Wednesday that two private investigators...

Follow-up on the Swiss Banker / PI Saga: Business News...

January 7, 2020 Investigations, the Court of Padua takes stock of the lawfulness of the investigation of workers by Editorial board Source:...

Security firm with uniformed 'bobbies' on the streets launches UK's first private prosecutions against shoplifters and pickpockets after police fail to bring charges The private company ‘My Local Bobby’ provides 24-hour security for a fee Director David McKelvey says...

Real estate group had investigative journalists shadowed by private detectives Thursday, 12 December 2019 Source: https://www.brusselstimes.com/all-news/business/83323/real-estate-group-had-investigative-journalists-shadowed-by-private-detectives/ An Antwerp-based...

Wirecard critics targeted in London spy operation Former Libyan intelligence chief oversaw surveillance of investors including Crispin Odey Source: https://www.ft.com/content/d94c938e-1a84-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4 Paul Murphy – December 11, 2019 A former Libyan...

Bin spying: why council inspectors are peeking at your recycling By Tom Cowie December 8, 2019 Rifling through someone's bins at dawn might have once been the domain of private detectives hunting for incriminating details. Now, it's more likely to be a council worker...

Posted by SDD Contributor on November 30, 2019 https://stockdailydish.com/max-clifford-sex-assault-appeal-told-of-trial-error/ The judge at the sexual assault trial of publicist Max Clifford made a “very significant error” by not asking the jury to consider the issue...

A security guard who downloaded manuals on how to make bombs using lightbulbs and tennis balls has been jailed for two years and two months. In a separate case, a man was arrested on Thursday October 3 for holding information to aid an act of terrorism. On September...

Mason Boycott-Owen - 3 November 2019 Dentists have become embroiled in a "spying" row with their regulator which has spent thousands of pounds on private investigators who have posed as patients’ families. The General Dental Council (GDC), the organisation which...

Nov. 4, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO — Since voice-controlled digital assistants were introduced a few years ago, security experts have fretted that systems like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa were a privacy threat and could be easily hacked. But the risk presented by a...

Monday 30 September 2019 Why this Greek myth should serve as a fable Eleni Antoniadou's apparently inflated achievements are reflective of increasing dishonesty in society When the toy maker Mattel was deciding who to cast in plastic as part of its Sheroes series...

Court Advice on ‘Acceptable Investigations’ Canada - September 26 2019 In the recent decision of Williams v. Sekhon 2019 BCSC 1511<https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/19/15/2019BCSC1511.htm> the B.C. Supreme Court examined the line between an acceptable...

Munster Express Online Thursday, September 26th, 2019 Private eyes may be hired to track fly-tipper Eoghan Dalton Reports Private investigators may soon be taking to the city’s streets to snoop out litter louts. The local authority has said it would be open to hiring...

USA: Arizona News Scottsdale private investigator given probation for tricking banks KTAR.com - September 22, 2019 PHOENIX — A long-time Scottsdale private investigator was sentenced to three years’ probation for lying about his identity to banks. Keven Lawrence Cody...