Method

A legal-status profile answers one narrow question: where does this person's legal position stand today? We work from court records, prosecutors' statements and regulators' decisions, and use news reports to date events.

• Each matter carries exactly one status from the status guide, dated to the source that established it.
• We never describe a charge as a conviction, or a withdrawal as an acquittal.
• The person's own response is included where they have given one publicly.

Sources we prefer

1. Court judgments, orders and registers
2. Regulator decisions and enforcement notices
3. Prosecution and police statements
4. Official gazettes
5. Credible reporting, used only to locate and date primary records

Editorial code

• Coverage is chosen by published criteria, not by any client or dispute.
• Titles are neutral; difficult questions are answered directly.
• Every sensitive page shows its status, source date and review date.
• No one can pay to be added, removed or to change a record.