The Importance of Evidence and How to Gather It   If you are unlucky enough to find yourself embroiled in a legal matter, there’s only one thing more important than having a good lawyer and that’s having good Evidence. While you should always seek the best legal representation possible, if you obtain definitive evidence that […]

THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR – An Interview with the late/Great Warren Mallard. PI Warren Mallard on being a villain, transvestite strippers and why detective fiction is all crap. So are you anything like the PIs in all the novels and films? The perception of a private investigator is way off the mark- that we have two […]

Private Eyes in the Supreme Court: How to Solve a Blackmail Case. As a private investigator I am often asked about the most interesting case I have worked on. While every case is interesting in its own way, in retrospect some do stand out. The most fascinating cases involve solving a set of disparate problems […]

A pest inspection will tell you if the dream home you have your eye on has a termite problem, but it won’t reveal if it’s actually the house from hell. That’s why an increasing number of house hunters are hiring private detectives to stake out houses. Using covert techniques, house detectives uncover all kinds of […]

The real life of a private investigator couldn’t be more removed from fictional portrayals, according to Warren Mallard, who runs Lyonswood Investigations in Drummoyne. The former goldsmith and policeman, who has been in the business for more than 20 years and employs 58 operatives, is quick to fend off comparisons with the glamorous world of […]

A day’s work for a Private Eye From hunting stolen rare spiders to breaking the news on cheating spouses, this is the world of a modern-day private detective. Report Emily O’Keefe Questioning a private detective about the word “trust” is perhaps a little like asking hardened criminals if they believe in fairy tales, especially when […]

The announcement that Australia could be the first country to trial virtual passports was made by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the end of October. The idea was born from a DFAT challenge called InnovationXchange, brainchild of the Foreign Minister herself. Of 392 idea pitches, that of virtual passports was a clear winner and the […]

Three Reasons Corporates Need A Private Investigator Right Now   Private investigators are for catching international criminals and cheating spouses right? That’s not all they do. Private investigation work spans surveillance, family law, computer forensics and legal and corporate investigations. For corporates both large and small, this means the difference between the prevention of and […]

Bring Your Own Device policies have infiltrated the Australian workplace environment. Walk into the offices of most Australian companies today and you’re likely to find employees using personal laptops and smartphones to perform their daily duties. Now, while this may be helping to lower some of the initial upfront costs for the employer we have […]