The Cato Brief / Insights
How an investigator sees the question.
Practice notes, published commentary and representative cases. An informed look at evidence, decisions and the situations that require closer examination.
What a referee can teach an investigator
Before assessing an account, examine the opportunity to observe.
Neel Chakrabarti / Observation essay
The first conversation
Understanding a client’s situation comes before proposing how to solve it.
Neel Chakrabarti / From practice
Silicon Valley’s crisis management problem
Some technology-sector crises are conflicts between actors. An incident-response framework may not explain them.
Neel Chakrabarti / Technology-sector perspective
When an incident does not fit a familiar category
Start with what can be established, before deciding what to call it.
Cato & Veil / Practice note
What useful due diligence should deliver
The value of an enquiry is the decision it helps you make.
Cato & Veil / Practice note
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