Risk-based due diligence
How do you decide what is an appropriate level of due diligence to conduct on your third parties – of which there may be thousands – without having first conducted the due diligence to know how risky each counterparty is?...
What is business intelligence?
Anyone introducing themselves as a lawyer, accountant or doctor need offer no further explanation of their profession, knowing that their audience can perfectly imagine them negotiating contracts, filing annual accounts, or...
Asset tracing in the Middle East and Africa: ground rules, guidelines and good practice
Resolving disputes such as unpaid debt, unsettled judgments and contractual claims is a time-consuming, complex and unfortunate cost of business. When a business dispute becomes legal, the primary consideration is whether the...
Degrees of dysfunction – Free zones in the Middle East & Africa
Free zones – special economic jurisdictions which promote trade by suspending customs duties – are like Tolstoy’s description of families: while all functional free zones are alike, each dysfunctional free zone is dysfunctional...