Criminal Investigations and Covert Investigations Simon John Davison1; 1ANOTHER DAY, London, United Kingdom; PAPER: 470/Laws/Regular (Oral) SCHEDULED: 12:10/Thu. 24 Oct. 2019/Hermes (64/Mezz. F) ABSTRACT: Simon Davison is a Director of Investigations at AnotherDay; a risk, security and investigations consultancy based in London and the Middle East. AnotherDay work with clients around the world to protect their firms from a variety of risks; from terrorism, war, crime to state sponsored spying. As co-founder of the investigations team, Simon conducts numerous criminal investigations and private prosecutions, assisting victims of crime in pursuing justice. AnotherDay also supports international law firms in a variety of ways, such as civil litigation support, asset tracing and intelligence work in challenging jurisdictions around the world. Before AnotherDay, Simon was a detective in the Flying Squad in the Metropolitan Police in London, investigating armed robbery and serious and organised crime. In this presentation, Simon will be providing an overview of private criminal prosecutions in the UK, and explain the process of seeking justice without state assistance. Simon will also be discussing the benefits of covert investigation (such as surveillance), their applications and use in a variety of litigation. |