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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.

01 · 1 cases

Business & ownership

Shareholders, boards, deals and companies in difficulty.

Corporate ownership & governance

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

Founders, companies, boards, shareholders

Our partner abroad is diluting or excluding us. How do we protect our investment?

02 · 26 cases

Capital & assets

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

Funds, investment managers & private capital

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

Funds, fund managers, LPs, investors

A fund manager needs authorisation in another jurisdiction A limited partner is disputing a capital call A fund wants to invest through an offshore vehicle The manager needs a cross-border distribution assessment A private credit fund is reviewing its lending structure Investors are challenging the fund's valuation A fund wants to replace a service provider An investor needs advice on side-letter rights A fund has discovered an undisclosed conflict of interest We need independent due diligence on a fund manager A family office is selecting international fund structures A fund is approaching liquidation or extension We are considering a continuation vehicle An institutional investor requires an ESG controls review

Cross-border assets & ownership

Property, aircraft, vessels, art, land and other assets held in or moved between countries.

Investors, asset owners, family offices

We're buying a yacht, jet or artwork abroad. What should we check?

Banking, lending & secured finance

Opening and keeping bank accounts, borrowing, guarantees and security over assets abroad.

Businesses, lenders, borrowers, guarantors

Urgent Our bank says it will close our account. Can we stop it?Why won't any bank open an account for our new foreign company?Which bank should we use in a new country, and how do we get accepted?

Payments, FX, digital assets & treasury

Payments that are held or diverted, cash trapped abroad, currency risk and digital assets.

Treasurers, importers, exporters, fintechs

Urgent Our bank has frozen an international payment. What can we do?Urgent We paid a fake invoice to a fraudster's account abroad. Can we get it back?Our international payments keep getting delayed or rejected. Why?Our crypto was stolen or frozen on an exchange abroad. Can we recover it?A stablecoin payment raises regulatory and tax questions A foreign counterparty has sent funds to the wrong account We want independent review of treasury controls A digital wallet operator has received a compliance notice

03 · 29 cases

Tax, finance & assurance

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

Audit, assurance & financial integrity

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

Boards, audit committees, investors

Are our controls abroad strong enough before we grow further?Our business requires its first statutory audit An audit opinion has been qualified The audit committee needs an independent controls review A lender wants assurance over financial information Our overseas subsidiaries need coordinated audit work A transaction requires audited carve-out financial statements We need assurance on an agreed set of financial procedures There are unexplained inconsistencies in inventory records Our charity needs an independent financial audit A donor is questioning the use of programme funds We need a review of segregation-of-duties failures A company needs sustainability reporting assurance An investor has requested a quality-of-earnings review A business requires fraud-risk control testing A regulator wants assurance over financial reconciliations Our organisation needs an independent internal audit assessment

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

Can we safely do business with this company abroad?An investment target has weak financial records We suspect manipulation of inventory or revenue An investor wants a source-of-wealth review A lender has requested a forensic funds-flow analysis A transaction target may have hidden tax liabilities We want to verify ownership of material business assets A court dispute needs an expert financial damages report A project needs environmental and social due diligence We are reviewing sanctions exposure in a proposed investment A family office needs due diligence on private investments We need to investigate related-party transaction irregularities

04 · 13 cases

People & private matters

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

Immigration, visas & global mobility

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

Individuals, employers, families, executives

Which residence or citizenship by investment programme suits our family?

Personal wealth, expatriates & tax residence

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

HNW individuals, retirees, expatriates

I live abroad. How should I hold investments back home?I have foreign income or accounts I didn't declare. How do I fix it?Banks keep refusing or delaying my accounts abroad. Why?

Consumer finance, fraud victims & asset recovery

Individuals and small businesses who have lost money to fraud, failed investments or frozen accounts.

Individuals, investors, small businesses

Urgent My broker has restricted access to my investments Urgent A relative may have been pressured into transferring assets Urgent I invested in a scheme that appears to be fraudulent Urgent An overseas property investment has collapsed Urgent My investment adviser failed to disclose key risks Urgent A scammer has used my identity to obtain credit Urgent An international inheritance payment may have been intercepted Urgent A frozen account is preventing access to legitimate savings Urgent An investment app is refusing to honour withdrawal requests

05 · 15 cases

Markets, trade & operations

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

International trade, customs & sanctions

Customs, classification and origin, trade remedies, export controls and sanctions on trade.

Manufacturers, traders, logistics firms

Are we exposed to sanctions through a customer, supplier or route?A new law affects how we operate in several countries. What must we change?An anti-dumping investigation is affecting our exports Our products require export control licences A distributor is selling goods in restricted markets Our supplier may be using prohibited forced labour A tariff increase threatens the profitability of an import contract We need to negotiate a new international distribution agreement Our goods have been seized over suspected counterfeit documentation An export contract raises dual-use technology questions A shipping delay has created major demurrage costs A foreign customer's ultimate ownership is unclear

Supply chain, product safety & consumer claims

Supplier failures, recalls, product liability, labour and quality issues in supply chains.

Manufacturers, retailers, importers

How do we check a new supplier abroad before we pay them?What happens if our key overseas supplier fails?

Competition, antitrust & market conduct

Investigations, dawn raids, merger control and agreements that may restrict competition.

Businesses, trade associations, boards

Urgent Regulators have arrived at our office abroad. What do we do now?

06 · 35 cases

Risk, disputes & investigations

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

Contracts, commercial disputes & collections

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

Businesses, investors, creditors

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 partner abroad has stopped responding and is holding our money and stock.We won our case but the debtor's assets are abroad. How do we enforce?

White-collar investigations & financial crime

Fraud, bribery, money laundering and investigations by authorities or the company.

Businesses, directors, financial institutions

We suspect misconduct in our office abroad. How do we investigate?We've received a notice from a regulator abroad. What do we do?We think we've been defrauded by someone abroad. What now?We suspect fraud in our subsidiary abroad. How do we investigate?Authorities are investigating payments made by our agents abroad. What now?Urgent A senior executive is accused of accounting fraud Urgent Our accounts show unexplained related-party transactions Urgent A financial institution suspects money laundering activity Urgent A procurement contract may have been obtained corruptly Urgent We need to preserve electronic evidence for an investigation Urgent An employee faces allegations of securities fraud Urgent An auditor has flagged possible false invoices Urgent We need to assess potential self-reporting obligations Urgent A director is facing cross-border fraud allegations Urgent A suspicious payment may involve an offshore shell company Urgent A business wants a defensible investigation protocol Urgent A victim wants recovery of assets lost through investment fraud Urgent Our company needs a remedial compliance programme after misconduct

Insurance, claims & risk transfer

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

Policyholders, insurers, brokers, boards

Are our people and assets abroad properly insured?

07 · 15 cases

Technology & intellectual property

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

Cybercrime, data breaches & AI disputes

Cyber attacks, data breaches, privacy, AI systems and online accounts.

Businesses, online services, institutions, individuals

Urgent We've been hit by ransomware. What do we do now?Can we send customer or employee data to another country?What are our cyber and privacy obligations in each country?We've had a data breach affecting people in several countries. What must we do?Urgent A supplier's cyber incident has interrupted our operations Urgent A regulator is investigating our website's consent practices Urgent A chatbot has published defamatory or false statements Urgent A software vendor will not disclose its security incident Urgent We need to negotiate a cross-border cloud services agreement Urgent Our biometric data system has raised privacy objections Urgent An online service has removed our business account without explanation Urgent An AI-generated image may infringe third-party rights Urgent Our organisation needs an independent cyber governance assessment Urgent We have discovered unauthorised access to our payment system

Trademarks, brands & counterfeiting

Brand registrations, copycats, counterfeits, domain names and licences.

Brands, founders, manufacturers, creators

Fake versions of our products are being sold abroad. What can we do?

08 · 16 cases

Built world & environment

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

Environment, climate & sustainability

Environmental notices and claims, permits, emissions and sustainability reporting.

Industry, investors, infrastructure, boards

A factory has received an environmental violation notice Our business is facing a pollution compensation claim We need an independent environmental impact assessment review A regulator is investigating hazardous-waste disposal Our sustainability report may contain inaccurate emissions data An investor wants climate-risk due diligence on an asset A product's green claims have been challenged A carbon offset project faces questions about credit validity Our supply chain is linked to alleged deforestation A business needs an environmental remediation agreement We are evaluating exposure to carbon border measures A community group has challenged a project's permit Our enterprise needs mandatory sustainability reporting support A plant faces water withdrawal or wastewater compliance issues A lender requests independent ESG or sustainability assurance A major asset faces physical climate-risk exposure

09 · 4 cases

Specialist sectors

Sport, healthcare and life sciences, education and non-profit institutions.

Sports, athletes & sporting institutions

Athletes, clubs, federations, events, transfers, image rights and sports disputes.

Athletes, clubs, federations, sponsors

How do we set up a sports agency in another country?An athlete faces an anti-doping or integrity investigation. What now?

Healthcare, life sciences & medical regulation

Approvals, licences, trials, data, IP and transactions in healthcare.

Healthcare enterprises, manufacturers, investors

Can we launch our product in this country, or does it need approval first?Our licence abroad may be suspended or not renewed. What can we do?

10 · 23 cases

Cross-border complexity

Governments and difficult jurisdictions, security threats and crises.

Sovereign, political & difficult-jurisdiction matters

Governments, state companies, political risk and markets where doing business is hard.

Investors, institutions, contractors

Urgent Civil unrest threatens staff and business continuity Urgent A company needs lawful operations during a sanctions change Urgent An arbitration involves a state-owned enterprise Urgent Our local partner is politically exposed Urgent We need enhanced third-party screening in a high-risk jurisdiction Urgent A border closure has stranded high-value cargo Urgent An investment project is affected by a disputed territorial boundary Urgent Foreign ownership restrictions have changed unexpectedly Urgent An international contract needs political-risk allocation

Physical security, crises & sensitive events

Threats to people and operations, extortion, crises and reputational attacks.

Companies, families, institutions

Urgent Our overseas office has received credible security threats Urgent A company executive faces extortion while travelling Urgent An international event needs legal and security risk assessment Urgent A business needs to respond to a kidnapping threat lawfully Urgent A security contractor's licensing is being questioned Urgent A facility has suffered sabotage or serious theft Urgent A company needs incident response after a violent workplace event Urgent We need to protect sensitive information during a crisis Urgent An international supply route has become unsafe Urgent A business continuity plan failed during civil disruption Urgent Our organisation is facing a serious reputational attack Urgent A company needs independent review of security procurement Urgent A family office wants advice on personal security arrangements Urgent A major sports event needs crowd-risk and insurance coordination

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