Miscellaneous

Do You Have to Use a Private Investigator to Prove Contempt of Court
Question:  I want to file a contempt action to prove that someone is violating a Court Order.  If I have someone take pictures to help prove this violation, does that person have to be a licensed private investigator? Answer:  Evidence of a violation of a court order can come from anyone with first-hand knowledge...

Dennis Kennedys Links of the Week
Links of the Week is a regular feature on this blog where I list some of the most interesting links I’ve found during the previous week - sort of a “best of” from my Google Reader Shared Items...

Complaints Pile Up Against Former New Zealand Police Officer Turned Private Investigator Peter Gibbons - Including Search Of Innocent Man’s Home
DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND - Distressed ACC claim­­­­ants complaining of bully-boy tactics want a controversial private eye put out of business. See also: Former Dunedin New Zealand Police Officer Peter Gibbons Denies Showing Bestiality Film At Police Commissioner?s Party Dunedin man Bruce Van Essen claims he?s been unfairly targeted over ACC fraud allegations by former cop-turned-private investigator Peter [...

University of Tennessee police under investigation www.privateofficer.com
University of Tennessee police under investigation www.privateofficer.com Chattanooga TN Nov 7 2008 By: Bryan Hill NTL. ASSOC. PRIVATE OFFICERS www.privateofficer.com A Chattanooga, TN private investigator held a press conference on Thursday, November 6, 2008 to discuss an investigation being conducted by him regarding police misconduct by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga police officers...

Private investigators: no longer in the shadows
Once it was the murky world of dirty raincoats and skulking in shadows. But the private investigator is now fast becoming a standard aid to divorce.

Finding and Updating Canadian Federal Private Acts
A patron asks you to find (and update) a Canadian federal private Act. How do you do it? The legal research literature lacks detail on the process, so I thought I would test the following approach with SLAW readers and ask if there is a better way...