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Cases · Risk, disputes & investigations · Contracts, commercial disputes & collections

A commercial settlement agreement is not being honoured

Usually led by Disputes & Resolution, with Legal & Contracting and Transactions & Deals. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

The situation

What is happening

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

The first questions

  • Which contract, which law and which forum?
  • What is owed or at stake?
  • Where are the other party's assets?
  • Is there an urgent risk of assets moving?

Who faces this

  • Businesses
  • Investors
  • Creditors

Cross-border complications to check

  • Court vs arbitration forumAgreement uses arbitration while assets and key witnesses are in different countries · Disputes & Resolution
  • Recognition of judgmentsA party wins abroad but needs lawful local recognition and enforcement · Disputes & Resolution
  • Emergency asset preservationA respondent may move assets before final proceedings conclude · Disputes & Resolution
  • Different laws of contractParties sign one commercial agreement but disagree which law governs duties, damages and remedies · Legal & Contracting

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Disputes & Resolution, with Legal & Contracting and Transactions & Deals.

How WONE Global usually approaches contracts, commercial disputes & collections

  1. 01Review the contract and the governing law.
  2. 02Send formal demands that carry weight locally.
  3. 03Choose negotiation, mediation, arbitration or court.
  4. 04Enforce where the assets are.

General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsDisputes & Resolution9 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedLegal & Contracting18 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedTransactions & Deals19 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Disputes & Resolution, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Silvia Patricia Maccari · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  2. Australia WONE Global Partner Dimitrios Katsaros · Principal Solicitor Brief this Partner →
  3. Italy WONE Global Partner Alessandro Dagnino · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  4. Poland WONE Global Partner Andrzej Zacharzewski · Partner Brief this Partner →
  5. Portugal WONE Global Partner Bruna Prinzo · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Abdulrahim bin Saleh Al-Zahrani · Founding Partner & General Manager Brief this Partner →
  7. United States WONE Global Partner Frederick Miles Adler · Principal Brief this Partner →
  8. Zambia WONE Global Partner Reagan Blankfein Gates · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  9. Zimbabwe WONE Global Partner Thompson Mucheki · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  10. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  11. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  12. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  13. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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UNIONE™ · Before You Arbitrate™

If this becomes a dispute, test it first.

Test the claim or the defence, the evidence, the exposure and the settlement options before committing to formal proceedings.

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UNIONE™ is the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem's institution for cross-border dispute prevention, resolution, arbitration and enforcement. Like WONE Global, it is part of the ecosystem, and the two work as one. Links open theunione.org. Visit UNIONE™