Nature of services
Carter Veritas provides specialist intelligence, investigative, due-diligence and related research support. Services are considered on a case-by-case basis and depend on the facts, lawful purpose, authority, jurisdiction and proportionality of the proposed work. An enquiry does not create a client relationship and no particular assignment is accepted until its scope has been considered and agreed.
Professional and regulatory status
Carter Veritas is not a regulated firm and is not a firm of solicitors. We do not provide legal, financial, investment, tax or other regulated professional advice. Information, intelligence and investigative support provided by us is not intended to replace advice from appropriately qualified professional advisers, and independent professional advice should be obtained where appropriate.
Specialist partners
Where appropriate to the nature, location or requirements of an assignment, elements of the work may be outsourced or coordinated through relevant specialist partners. This may include investigators, researchers, tracing or surveillance specialists, technical providers or other appropriate professionals. Where relevant to the engagement, we will communicate this and keep the client appropriately informed.
Lawful purpose and instructions
We undertake work only where we are satisfied that there is a legitimate and lawful purpose. We may decline, restrict or discontinue an instruction where the purpose, proposed method or requested outcome is inappropriate, unlawful, disproportionate or outside our scope.
Confidentiality and discretion
Instructions may involve sensitive personal, commercial, financial, litigation or reputational matters. Information is handled with discretion and on a need-to-know basis, subject to the requirements of the assignment, applicable law, agreed terms and any disclosure reasonably necessary to carry out the work or protect legitimate legal interests.
Investigative information and accuracy
Our work may draw on information supplied by clients or third parties, public and official records, corporate and court records, open-source material, specialist databases, enquiries, observations and other lawful sources. Investigative information can be incomplete, historic, time-sensitive or derived from sources of varying reliability. We take reasonable care in collecting and presenting information, but no particular investigative result, trace, recovery, evidential outcome or conclusion can be guaranteed.
Reports and reliance
Unless otherwise agreed, reports and information are prepared for the instructing client and the agreed purpose. Findings may include qualifications, source information or analytical observations and should be read in context. Our work should not be relied upon by third parties or treated as a substitute for professional advice appropriate to a particular matter.
Privacy and data protection
Carter Veritas may process personal information in connection with enquiries, client administration, due diligence, investigations, tracing, research, fraud prevention, security, disputes, legal claims and the delivery of agreed services. Personal information is handled in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements and only where there is an appropriate purpose for doing so.
Information we may process
Depending on the matter, information may include identity and contact details, professional and corporate information, public-record material, financial or asset-related information, correspondence, online and open-source information, observational material and other information reasonably relevant to an assignment. Information may be obtained from clients, individuals, public records, official registries, courts, corporate records, commercial databases, professional advisers, counterparties, specialist partners and other lawful sources.
Use and sharing of information
Information may be used to assess and administer instructions, conduct due diligence or investigations, establish or verify facts, trace persons or assets, protect people or property, investigate suspected fraud or wrongdoing, support disputes or legal claims and maintain appropriate business records. Where necessary and lawful, relevant information may be shared with the instructing client, relevant Carter personnel, specialist partners, professional advisers, service or data providers, courts, public authorities or other appropriate recipients connected with the assignment.
International matters
Some assignments may involve other jurisdictions and require information to be obtained, accessed or processed internationally. Where this occurs, appropriate consideration is given to applicable privacy, confidentiality and data-transfer requirements.
Retention and security
Information is retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose and legitimate operational, contractual, evidential or legal requirements. Reasonable organisational and technical measures are used to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
Privacy requests
Applicable data-protection law may provide individuals with rights in relation to personal information held about them, subject to the circumstances of the processing and any applicable restrictions or exemptions. Questions or requests concerning personal information may be made using the contact details published on this site. We may need to verify identity and obtain sufficient information to understand and respond to a request.
Website information
Material published on this site provides general information about Carter Veritas and its capabilities. It does not constitute professional advice and should not be relied upon as a substitute for advice appropriate to a particular situation. While reasonable care is taken over published information, we do not warrant that all material will at all times be complete, current or error-free.
Intellectual property and external links
Unless otherwise stated, the Carter Veritas name, branding, original written material and site design are owned by or licensed to Carter Veritas or Carter & Co. Family Office. Third-party links or services are provided for context or convenience and remain subject to the relevant third party's own terms, content and privacy practices.
Changes and engagement terms
This Legal & Privacy information may be updated from time to time. Specific assignments may also be subject to separate terms of engagement, confidentiality provisions, privacy information or other contractual terms appropriate to the instruction.