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REPORTS

ALL REPORTS PROVIDED BY INTERNAL AFFAIRS ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CAUTIONARY ADVICE, WARNINGS, DISCLAIMER AND WAIVER.

CAUTIONARY ADVICE TO CLIENT

 

A REPORT MAY CONTAIN BOTH PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA AND SHOULD  BE VALIDATED INDEPENDENTLY.

IF RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA IS TO BE USED FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, THIS DATA MUST BE VALIDATED INDEPENDENTLY.

EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT. RAW THIRD-PARTY  DATA MAY, HOWEVER,  CHANGE WITH TIME. DELAY OR NEGLIGENCE IN RELATION TO THE USE OF RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA IS NOT A BASIS FOR A LATER ALLEGATION OR CLAIM THAT THE DATA PROVIDED WAS FALSE OR FRAUDULENT.

ALL RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA SHOULD, AND IF USED FOR LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, MUST BE VALIDATED INDEPENDENTLY.

WARNING:IT IS A SERIOUS ERROR TO ASSUME THAT RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA  IS STILL CURRENT AS THIS DATA AND RELATED FILES AND RECORDS MAY HAVE BEEN RE-NUMBERED, AMENDED, ARCHIVED OR DESTROYED SINCE THE DATA WAS ORIGINALLY COLLECTED OR RECORDED BECAUSE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, CORPORATE MERGERS OR OTHER REASONS .  IT IS CRITICAL TO DETERMINE THE CURRENT STATUS OF RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA  BEFORE OBTAINING ANY FORM OF COURT ORDER.

WARNING: INADVERTANT OR DELIBERATE PREMATURE DISCLOSURE OF OR INFORMAL ATTEMPTS TO VALIDATE RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA MAY ALERT THE SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION,  MAY FATALLY COMPROMISE THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THIS DATA, MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND MUST BE STRICTLY AND ABSOLUTELY AVOIDED.

ONLY FORMAL METHODS, I.E. A COURT ORDER OR SUBPOENA , MUST BE EMPLOYED TO OBTAIN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS  RELATED TO RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA IN ORDER FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE AND PRESENTATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 TACTICAL USE OF THIS RAW THIRD-PARTY DATA, HOWEVER, CAN  BE CRITICALLY USEFUL IN THE FRAMING OF QUESTIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCOVERY AND/OR CROSS EXAMINATIONAS WELL AS SUGGESTING ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION INITIATIVES.

WARNING: A CLIENT AND/OR THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL WHO WISH TO OBTAIN  ORIGINAL RECORDS IN ORDER TO VALIDATE RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA MUST SPECIFY THE EXACT PARTICULARS OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF FINANCIAL  INFORMATION IS REQUIRED, A COURT ORDER OR SUBPOENA MUST SPECIFTY THE TYPE OF ACCOUNT, I.E. CHEQUING, SAVINGS, ETC., THE DIVISION OF THE BANK OR BROKERAGE, I.E. REGULAR BANK, PRIVATE CLIENT BANK, WIRE DEPARTMENT, ETC., AND THE STATUS OF THE ACCOUNT, I.E., CLOSED, ARCHIVED, DORMANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED OPENING AND CLOSING DATES AND ACTIVITY IF KNOWN.

NOTE: THE LEGAL DOCUMENT ISSUED MUST BE A SUBPOENA OR OTHER FORM OF COURT ORDER.

WARNING: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VALIDATE RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA INFORMALLY  BY WAY OF CORRESPONDENCE (WHETHER ON LAW FIRM LETTER HEAD OR OTHERWISE) OR BY REQUESTS USING TELEPHONE, E-MAIL FAX OR PERSONAL CONTACT WITH ANY INSTITUTION EMPLOYEE.

WARNING: IN SOME CASES, ONLY SPECIFIED INSTITUTION OFFICIALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS ORIGINAL INFORMATION AND COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA OR COURT ORDER. IN SUCH CASES,. THE NAME(S) AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS WILL BE PROVIDED. DO NOT ACT UNILATERALLY.

WARNING: INDIVIDUALS AND/OR THEIR COUNSEL WHO DEAL WITH RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA IN ANY OTHER WAY DO SO AT THEIR OWN RISK. SPECIFICALLY, IF YOU ARE A LAWYER OR PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION,  LICENCE SUSPENSION OR DISBARMENT AND/OR CIVIL PROCEEDINGS FOR NEGLIGENCE AND INCOMPETENCE.
DISCLAIMER AND WAIVER

 

A REPORT MAY CONTAIN BOTH PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA AND MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED OR DISSEMINATED TO ANYONE OTHER THAN THE CLIENT. THE CONTENTS OF A REPORT MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO SOLICITOR-CLIENT PRIVILEGE AND ALL RIGHTS TO THAT PRIVILEGE ARE EXPRESSLY CLAIMED AND NOT WAIVED.  UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE, DISSEMINATION OR USE OF THIS INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LIABILITY.  A REPORT IS  FURNISHED PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT WITH THE CLIENT FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE CLIENT AND OR HIS OR HER LEGAL COUNSEL AND SUBJECT TO THE CLEAR AND STRICT UNDERSTANDING THAT THE IDENTITY OF THE PROVIDER OF THE  REPORT WILL REMAIN FOREVER ANONYMOUS.

WARNING: A REPORT MAY CONTAIN BOTH PUCLIC AND NON-PUBLIC RAW, THIRD-PARTY DATA COMPILED FROM  SOURCES THAT THE AUTHOR OF THE REPORT DOES NOT CONTROL AND WHOSE INFORMATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED IN THE REPORT, HAS NOT BEEN VALIDATED.  IN FURNISHING THE REPORT, THE PROVIDER IN NO WAY ASSUMES ANY PART OF THE CLIENT’S LEGAL OR OTHER RISKS, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF UNCONFIRMED DATA PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTY SOURCES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY AND/OR CLAIM WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING FRAUD, RESULTING FROM CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL OR FROM NEGLIGENCE.

WARNING:ORIGINAL COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS CAN NEVER BE OBTAINED AND CAN NEVER BE PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR OF A REPORT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER.  THE ONLY METHODS OF OBTAINING ORIGINAL COPIES OF DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS ARE BY CONSENT, SUBPOENA OR OTHER JUDICIAL OR COURT ORDER.

WARNING: BY ACCEPTING AND PAYING ANY INVOICE RELATED TO ANY REPORT(S), THE CLIENT EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE CLIENT MUST INDEPENDENTLY VALIDATE RAW, THIRD-PARTY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA PROVIDED IN SUCH REPORT(S). FURTHERMORE, THE CLIENT EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS, ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO VALIDATE THE RAW, THIRD-PARTY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA PROVIDED IN ANY REPORT(S) IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CLIENT.

WARNING: THE PROVIDER OF ANY REPORT(S) SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE INTRANSIGENCE, INEXPERIENCE, INCOMPETENCE OR NEGLIGENCE OF A CLIENT, HIS OR HER LEGAL COUNSEL OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY NOR SHALL THE PROVIDER OF ANY REPORT(S) BE HELD LIABLE FOR EVASION, DECEIT, FAILURE OR LACK OF CO-OPERATION BY ANY RELEVANT SOURCE OR INSTITUTION THAT IS KNOWN, ON REASONABLE GROUNDS OR REASONABLE SUSPICION, TO MAINTAIN ORIGINAL FINANCIAL OR OTHER RECORDS.

DO NOT ACT UNILATERALLY. TAKE ADVICE AND DIRECTION REGARDING THESE IMPORTANT MATTERS.

 

RETAINER POLICY

 

A MONETARY RETAINER MUST BE NEGOTIATED AND PAID IN ADVANCE OF ANY WORK BEING UNDERTAKEN OR REPORT(S) BEING COMPLETED.

ALL WORK IS UNDERTAKEN AND ALL REPORTS ARE COMPLETED AS DIRECTED BY THE CLIENT.

THE CLIENT ASSUMES ALL LEGAL AND FINANCIAL RISKS RELATED TO ALL WORK UNDERTAKEN OR REPORT(S) COMPLETED ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.

 

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