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It needs someone in that country this week.

A payment frozen, goods held, a letter from a foreign court, a partner gone silent. These cases say first what to do today, and who can act there.

Urgent How do we stop the other side moving assets or destroying evidence?Contracts, commercial disputes & collectionsUrgent We've been defrauded and the money has gone abroad. Can we freeze it?Contracts, commercial disputes & collectionsUrgent Regulators have arrived at our office abroad. What do we do now?Competition, antitrust & market conductUrgent We've been hit by ransomware. What do we do now?Cybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent Our bank has frozen an international payment. What can we do?Payments, FX, digital assets & treasuryUrgent Our bank says it will close our account. Can we stop it?Banking, lending & secured financeUrgent Our goods are stuck at customs abroad. How do we get them released?International trade, customs & sanctionsUrgent We've received a tax notice from another country. Do we have to pay?Tax assessments, disputes & managementUrgent We paid a supplier abroad and nothing arrived. How do we get our money back?Contracts, commercial disputes & collectionsUrgent We've received a legal letter from another country. How serious is it?Restructuring, insolvency & business recoveryUrgent We paid a fake invoice to a fraudster's account abroad. Can we get it back?Payments, FX, digital assets & treasuryUrgent Our local manager abroad has taken control of the subsidiary. What can we do?Corporate ownership & governanceUrgent Our key hire's work visa was refused. What now?Immigration, visas & global mobilityUrgent An employee wants to work from another country. Can they, and what does it trigger?Immigration, visas & global mobilityUrgent Our company abroad has been struck off. How do we fix it?Corporate ownership & governanceUrgent We sell online to customers abroad. Do we have to register for their VAT or GST?Tax assessments, disputes & managementUrgent Tax was deducted abroad and again at home. Can we get it back?Payments, FX, digital assets & treasuryUrgent A foreign authority wants our documents apostilled or legalised. How?Market entry, licensing & government engagementUrgent Our licence application abroad has been stuck for months. Can anyone move it?Market entry, licensing & government engagementUrgent A government client abroad is not paying us. What are our options?Sovereign, political & difficult-jurisdiction mattersUrgent The tax authority wants our transfer pricing documentation. We don't have any.International tax planning & transfer pricingUrgent Our buyer abroad rejected the goods and won't pay. What now?Contracts, commercial disputes & collectionsUrgent Someone abroad is pretending to be our company. How do we stop it?Cybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent A court abroad has frozen our bank account. What can we do?Contracts, commercial disputes & collectionsUrgent Our partner abroad has stopped responding and is holding our money and stock.Contracts, commercial disputes & collectionsUrgent Our insurer abroad has rejected our claim. Can we challenge it?Insurance, claims & risk transferUrgent An insider trading investigation has begunCapital markets & listed companiesUrgent Parents disagree about international child custodyFamily, succession & private clientUrgent A child relocation may breach an existing court orderFamily, succession & private clientUrgent A senior executive is accused of accounting fraudWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent Our accounts show unexplained related-party transactionsWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent A financial institution suspects money laundering activityWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent A procurement contract may have been obtained corruptlyWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent We need to preserve electronic evidence for an investigationWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent An employee faces allegations of securities fraudWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent An auditor has flagged possible false invoicesWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent We need to assess potential self-reporting obligationsWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent A director is facing cross-border fraud allegationsWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent A suspicious payment may involve an offshore shell companyWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent A business wants a defensible investigation protocolWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent A victim wants recovery of assets lost through investment fraudWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent Our company needs a remedial compliance programme after misconductWhite-collar investigations & financial crimeUrgent We need a sanctions exposure review before an acquisitionSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent An NGO is questioned about counter-terrorist financing controlsSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent We need to investigate a potential terrorist-financing red flagSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent A company faces a government asset-freeze orderSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent We need enhanced due diligence on a politically exposed personSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent A shipping route crosses jurisdictions with conflicting sanctions rulesSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent A business needs a lawful response to a suspected illicit-finance incidentSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent Security threats are affecting overseas staff and operationsSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent An investor needs assessment of national-security screening risksSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent A compliance team needs controls for high-risk humanitarian paymentsSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent A company is reviewing kidnapping, extortion and crisis response arrangementsSanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related riskUrgent A supplier's cyber incident has interrupted our operationsCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent A regulator is investigating our website's consent practicesCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent A chatbot has published defamatory or false statementsCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent A software vendor will not disclose its security incidentCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent We need to negotiate a cross-border cloud services agreementCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent Our biometric data system has raised privacy objectionsCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent An online service has removed our business account without explanationCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent An AI-generated image may infringe third-party rightsCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent Our organisation needs an independent cyber governance assessmentCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent We have discovered unauthorised access to our payment systemCybercrime, data breaches & AI disputesUrgent Our overseas office has received credible security threatsPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A company executive faces extortion while travellingPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent An international event needs legal and security risk assessmentPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A business needs to respond to a kidnapping threat lawfullyPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A security contractor's licensing is being questionedPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A facility has suffered sabotage or serious theftPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A company needs incident response after a violent workplace eventPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent We need to protect sensitive information during a crisisPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent An international supply route has become unsafePhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A business continuity plan failed during civil disruptionPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent Our organisation is facing a serious reputational attackPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A company needs independent review of security procurementPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A family office wants advice on personal security arrangementsPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent A major sports event needs crowd-risk and insurance coordinationPhysical security, crises & sensitive eventsUrgent My broker has restricted access to my investmentsConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent A relative may have been pressured into transferring assetsConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent I invested in a scheme that appears to be fraudulentConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent An overseas property investment has collapsedConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent My investment adviser failed to disclose key risksConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent A scammer has used my identity to obtain creditConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent An international inheritance payment may have been interceptedConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent A frozen account is preventing access to legitimate savingsConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recoveryUrgent An investment app is refusing to honour withdrawal requestsConsumer finance, fraud victims & asset recovery

01 · 54 cases

Business & ownership

Shareholders, boards, deals and companies in difficulty.

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Corporate ownership & governance

Disagreements between founders, shareholders and directors, and the records and filings that keep a company in order.

Founders, companies, boards, shareholders

02 · 65 cases

Capital & assets

Raising and moving money, listed companies, funds, banks, payments and assets held abroad.

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Funds, investment managers & private capital

Setting up and running funds, investor rights and fund disputes.

Funds, fund managers, LPs, investors

03 · 46 cases

Tax, finance & assurance

Tax disputes and planning, accounts, audits, due diligence and valuations.

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Audit, assurance & financial integrity

Statutory audits, assurance for lenders and investors, and reviews of controls.

Boards, audit committees, investors
2

Due diligence, valuation & forensic accounting

Checking a business, a partner or a set of accounts before you rely on them, and valuing assets.

Investors, acquirers, boards, litigants

04 · 30 cases

People & private matters

Employees, visas and mobility, families, inheritance and personal wealth.

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Immigration, visas & global mobility

Work permits, residence, relocation and the tax and payroll that move with people.

Individuals, employers, families, executives
1

Personal wealth, expatriates & tax residence

Tax residence, income and assets for people who live, work or invest across borders.

HNW individuals, retirees, expatriates

05 · 78 cases

Markets, trade & operations

Customs and trade, supply chains, competition, market entry and market strategy.

21

Market entry, licensing & government engagement

Entering a country, obtaining licences and dealing lawfully with government.

International businesses, investors, startups
2

Commercial intelligence & market strategy

Market research, feasibility studies, partner screening and expansion decisions.

Boards, founders, strategic investors

06 · 75 cases

Risk, disputes & investigations

Contract disputes, investigations, sanctions, insurance claims and professional liability.

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Contracts, commercial disputes & collections

Unpaid invoices, broken contracts, arbitration, court claims and enforcement abroad.

Businesses, investors, creditors
Urgent How do we stop the other side moving assets or destroying evidence?Urgent We've been defrauded and the money has gone abroad. Can we freeze it?Urgent We paid a supplier abroad and nothing arrived. How do we get our money back?Urgent Our buyer abroad rejected the goods and won't pay. What now?Urgent A court abroad has frozen our bank account. What can we do?Urgent Our partner abroad has stopped responding and is holding our money and stock.Should we appoint a distributor or an agent abroad, and how do we protect ourselves?Can our existing contract be transferred to our new local company?Who keeps track of our contracts and renewals in other countries?Will our standard contract hold up with customers in other countries?How should we price and invoice customers abroad so we actually get paid?What should our international supply agreement include?How do we move customer and supplier contracts to another group company?A company abroad owes us money and won't pay. How do we recover it?We may have to sue or arbitrate abroad. How do we prepare?We've won our case. How do we enforce it in other countries?How do we end our distributor agreement abroad without a big claim?We won our case but the debtor's assets are abroad. How do we enforce?A customer abroad hasn't paid us. How do we get our money?We've been sued in another country. What should we do?The subsidiary defaulted. Can we claim against the parent or guarantor abroad?Our supplier breached an exclusivity agreementA contract dispute involves three different governing lawsA shareholder dispute has reached the courtsThe contract's force majeure clause is being contestedA commercial settlement agreement is not being honouredA construction delay has triggered liquidated damagesAn international mediation may preserve a valuable relationshipOur business is facing a class or collective claim
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Insurance, claims & risk transfer

Insurance cover, claims, disputes with insurers and programmes across countries.

Policyholders, insurers, brokers, boards

07 · 58 cases

Technology & intellectual property

Cyber incidents, data, AI, brands, patents, trade secrets and content rights.

08 · 30 cases

Built world & environment

Property and construction, energy and infrastructure, environment and climate.

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