Lawyer-led pre-marriage due diligence

Clarity before commitment.

Trust is important. Verification strengthens trust. VerityPair is a lawyer-led, professional due diligence service helping couples and families establish and verify important facts before marriage — openly, sensitively and professionally.

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Marriage is one of life's most important commitments. Important facts are best understood before the commitment is made.

Supportive verification. Not suspicion.
Why VerityPair

Due diligence can strengthen a relationship, not undermine it.

Our role is not to decide whether two people should marry. It is to help couples and families proceed with greater confidence by independently verifying material information, identifying inconsistencies and creating an opportunity for open discussion before marriage.

A modest investment in establishing the facts early can avoid discovering material irregularities later, when the personal, family, financial and legal consequences may be considerably greater.

Lawyer-led expertise

Professional judgment, not automated background checking.

VerityPair is led by an experienced lawyer with strong interviewing, analytical and due-diligence skills. The service is designed to do more than simply search databases: it brings together careful questioning, document review, public-record research and professional judgment to understand whether the material picture is coherent.

Where specialist work is required, enquiries may be supported by an appropriate professional team and trusted external specialists, including researchers and jurisdiction-specific professionals, subject to the scope of the engagement and applicable law.

Lawyer-led
Structured interviews and careful assessment of material representations
Professional team
Research, verification and specialist input where appropriate
Human judgment
Discrepancies are assessed in context rather than treated as automatic red flags
Discreet & proportionate
Focused on trust, relevance and lawful verification
Gurvir Birang, founder of VerityPair
Meet the founder

Gurvir Birang

Founder of VerityPair · Litigator & practising solicitor

Gurvir Birang is the founder of VerityPair, an experienced litigator and Dispute Resolution Solicitor in the City of London, with more than 25 years of legal experience.

Throughout his career, he has represented leading Indian State Banks, prominent Sikh and Hindu religious institutions, including one of the largest Sikh temples outside India, high-net-worth individuals and families internationally. He has been recognised by Chambers and Partners for his work in restructuring and insolvency.

An established entrepreneur, Gurvir founded West London Law Limited early in his career as a qualified solicitor.

Through his litigation practice, Gurvir is only too familiar with the aftermath of deception — the emotional distress, financial losses and precious time that can be lost when trust is misplaced. He has also witnessed an increase in marital disputes and relationship breakdowns, particularly within the Asian community, as traditional family involvement and informal background screening, which have long formed part of the community’s approach to marriage, have gradually diminished.

These experiences have shaped his belief that careful enquiries at the outset can help people make informed decisions and avoid considerable hardship later.

Drawing on his legal experience, established network of private investigators and due diligence specialists, Gurvir founded VerityPair to bring diligence, discretion and professionalism to one of life’s most important decisions: choosing a life partner.

His vision is a supportive service that strengthens trust through greater clarity, with sensitivity and discretion.

The principle behind VerityPair
“A stitch in time saves nine.”

Careful enquiries now can prevent greater hardship later.

Personnel & specialist capability

Experienced specialist support for enhanced enquiries.

Enhanced enquiries can be undertaken where circumstances justify additional specialist input.

Depending on the instruction, these may include proportionate lifestyle reporting, asset and association enquiries, adverse-record research, and enquiries across international jurisdictions.

Our specialist capability includes former police investigators with extensive experience in complex investigations, data analysis, asset identification and covert operations.

All enquiries are assessed on a case-by-case basis and conducted in a discreet, lawful, necessary and proportionate manner.

Services

Three specialist services.
One considered approach.

Three considered services, with scope and costs agreed in advance. Explore the options below or review the full pricing page.

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01 / UK enquiries

UK Personal Due Diligence

A focused review of an individual's background and relevant circumstances.

From £1,500 + VAT
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02 / Enhanced enquiries

Enhanced Due Diligence & Lifestyle Review

For circumstances requiring a broader review and specialist investigative expertise.

Bespoke quotation
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03 / Cross-border enquiries

International & Multi-Jurisdictional Due Diligence

For international relationships and families with overseas connections, assets or business interests.

From £5,000 + VAT
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All fees are indicative starting prices or bespoke estimates, exclude VAT where applicable and any agreed third-party expenses. Final fees and timescales depend on complexity, scope, jurisdictions and lawful record availability. A written quotation is provided before chargeable work begins.

How it works

A discreet, lawyer-led and human process.

01

Understand

We discuss the relationship, family context, concerns and what would provide meaningful reassurance.

02

Establish

We record material representations and identify the information and documentation relevant to the review.

03

Verify

We independently check available information using lawful, proportionate due-diligence methods and public or authorised sources.

04

Clarify

You receive a confidential report distinguishing verified facts, matters not independently verified and points requiring clarification.

Scope

What may be verified.

Identity & personal backgroundCore identity, address history and information supplied by the parties.
Education & professional credentialsQualifications, professional standing and material career representations where capable of verification.
Employment & business interestsEmployment history, directorships, companies and publicly identifiable business connections.
Financial public recordsRelevant insolvency, bankruptcy, CCJ and other lawfully available public-record information.
Litigation & disputesPublicly available litigation or dispute history where relevant and proportionate.
Property & asset indicatorsPublicly available property and asset-related information, subject to lawful access and scope.
Adverse media & online footprintPublicly available media, professional and online information relevant to material representations.
International enquiriesEnhanced multi-jurisdictional verification may be available through appropriate lawful sources and specialists.
Our philosophy

Not “catching someone out”. Establishing confidence.

VerityPair is designed as a friendly, supporting service. Where appropriate, both prospective spouses can participate openly. Verification can remove doubt, confirm what has been represented and identify matters that are better discussed now than discovered later.

The report

Clear conclusions without making the decision for you.

Your confidential VerityPair report is designed to be factual and easy to understand. We distinguish what has been independently verified from what has not, identify discrepancies and recommend points that may merit clarification.

We do not make a character judgment or tell you whether to marry. The purpose is to improve the quality of the information on which you and your family make that decision.

Verified
Information independently corroborated
Not independently verified
Information for which sufficient corroboration was not available
Clarification recommended
A discrepancy or material point worth discussing further
Context
Relevant explanation, limitation or jurisdictional issue
Transparent next steps

Start with a free introductory consultation.

We will listen to your requirements, advise which enquiries may be appropriate and prepare a written specification and fee quotation. There is no obligation to proceed.

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Frequently asked questions

Designed to be transparent and proportionate.

Is VerityPair a private investigation service?

No. The service is positioned around lawful, proportionate due diligence and independent verification. Its purpose is to support informed decision-making and trust before marriage.

Can parents or family members instruct VerityPair?

Yes, subject to the scope of the engagement, applicable law, privacy considerations and the nature of the information sought. Couples may also instruct us directly.

Does the other person have to know?

Our preferred model is supportive and transparent where appropriate. Some information may be verified from lawful public sources, while other checks may require consent or participation. The precise approach is agreed at the outset.

Can you guarantee that everything about a person will be discovered?

No responsible due-diligence provider can offer that guarantee. Our reports explain the scope, sources used, limitations and what could or could not be independently verified.

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