Frequently asked questions

Potentially, if the individual has authority under the appointment, relevant law, estate budget and any court or stakeholder approval requirements. We check that before accepting.

No. We investigate and reconcile documentary and public-source facts. Counsel and other licensed professionals decide the legal consequences.

No. We provide defined independent factual research only within lawful source and jurisdictional boundaries.

Not by default. We first identify what public and lawfully accessible sources establish. Where private documents are decisive, we ask for named items under a separate authorisation and data-handling agreement.

No. A written proposal and authorisation review are required before an engagement starts, and commencement/payment conditions are set in the accepted scope.

The current Aperture Research Works pricing guide provides published starting categories. A fixed fee for a particular Evidence Desk product follows a specific human-reviewed scope; no provisional product price is represented as approved.

Subject to confidentiality, attribution, authority and professional responsibility being established in the written engagement.

A proposition supported by an adequate authoritative source and any necessary independent cross-checks. Other outcomes are explicitly described as limited, contradicted, unresolved or not established.

Yes, on a defined source list, subject list, cadence, materiality threshold and fee. Not an unlimited or real-time monitoring promise.

Not without separate explicit authorisation and a lawful, approved external-contact plan. Ordinary engagements are written-first and public-source-first.

Eight research briefs are being prepared internally. Downloadable PDFs will only appear after their research, sample content and visual release are individually approved.

Do not send privileged, personal or sensitive details in an initial email draft. We can agree secure handling and any confidentiality terms before private information is supplied.