How to find someone without using a private investigator

Firefly

Asianchick wrote: »

Thanks everyone. All excellent ideas. I will tell you how I get on.

Well, how DID you get on?

meritaten

electoral rolls if she is still in the area, it sounds simple but - if you know her name try the phone book. and it doesnt have to cost that much to use a PI if you look on the net - there are peoplefinder services which cost around £15 for a basic search. (which to be honest you could do yourself) try the obvious ones - phone book, electoral rolls and google. if those fail then it may be worth trying a PI.

speaker1798

I found my ex girlfriend - we where playing hide and seek. The garden shed of all places. The little sneak

Stephb1986_2

I once googled for one of my old solicitors put in their name and the company they worked for into google and see what comes up

Steph xx

vaio

wouldn't the original solicitor still have a copy? or at least a note that it was signed? Would that still be available from whichever firm took them over?

virgo149

Just to confirm the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) which is now the part of the Law Society that regulates Solicitors will not give you any information on anyone if they are not, or have never been, an admitted solicitor at some time. Occassionally they may hold info on other employees but this is never disclosable. Your only hope is to give them a ring and see if they can trace the closed office and you can try to trace the person via that (subject to the new firm wanting to give the info).

Sorry about that, but I work for the SRA and can confirm categorically. Good luck.

meritaten

asianchick - I am not sure that its worth you finding this lady to be honest.
you say she witnessed a legal document which someone denies signing. the chances are that she witnessed many many such documents and may not remember one in particular.
I witnessed many similar documents and doubt i would remember any particular one - I do know that as a witness i didnt need to know the contents of the document or even what it was for - usually us witnesses were just called into the office to watch someone sign their name and then we just signed ours. the witnesses are to the signature and if its done through solicitors then the courts automatically assume its above board.

shaven-monkey

The witness could testify to the fact her signature is on the document... as a witness.