Retail Loss Prevention Limited

Civil Recovery

Case Information

Civil recovery is a global term for civil claims where businesses seek civil remedies, from those who commit acts of wrongdoing on their premises, where loss and damage arise, consequential to the act of wrongdoing. The law provides for those businesses to seek damages from those who commit acts of wrongdoing (known as torts), by way of a claim for damages. The law provides that damages can be awarded in order to put the business back in the place it would have been in, had the tort not been committed.

Where loss and damage arises involving members of staff, there is an additional civil cause of action, for breach of contract.

Claims in tort and contract can be brought against any individual, irrespective of any criminal proceedings.

Our staff, our IT systems and our practices and procedures have been developed in order to capture all of the necessary information from clients reporting from the outset, swiftly and efficiently; but with sufficient detail to demonstrate the claim to a Court, which is required on the balance of probability, which would ultimately be required by a Court in order for a claim to succeed. Where a claim is defended, the claim is investigated by our legal department with additional liaison with the client and the Defendant to obtain further detail and evidence to achieve a conclusion. This approach gives the maximum level of protection to clients’ brands.