cross-border-asset-recovery-financial-investigations

Yes. Provisional freezing orders are routinely obtained on an ex parte basis — without notice to the asset holder — to prevent dissipation before the order is served. Challenge proceedings must be initiated promptly after service.

Non-conviction-based (NCB) confiscation allows states to seize assets without a criminal conviction, based on a civil standard of proof that assets are the proceeds of crime. It is increasingly used in corruption, AML, and tax evasion cases.

Through legal proceedings including court orders for disclosure by banks and corporate service providers, analysis of publicly available corporate registers, beneficial ownership databases, and specialist financial intelligence services.

Yes, through challenge proceedings in the jurisdiction where the assets are held. We assess the legal basis of the freeze, identify procedural defects, and mount litigation to secure release of assets and, where appropriate, compensation for wrongful freezing.