Entry-point service · Legal and commercial risk assessment

Legal Risk Assessment

A written assessment of the legal risks in a transaction, business structure, asset or project, with advice on how to address them.

  • You are preparing a transaction, launch, investment or payment.
  • The matter spans several documents, parties or jurisdictions.
  • Management needs advice on the main risks and available options.
  • A bank, investor, partner or internal team needs a reasoned legal position.
  • The appropriate scope of further legal work is not yet clear.

When this service is useful

Useful before committing to a transaction, signing documents or sending funds.

What the assessment includes

We review the information you provide and give written advice on the legal risks and available options. We identify any questions that require further documents or specialist advice.

We review

The facts, documents, parties and countries involved, including any assumptions.

We test

Counterparty, contract, transaction, payment, enforcement, ownership and control risks.

You receive

Written advice on the risks, their importance and the steps we recommend.

May follow

Drafting, negotiation, local advice or implementation where separately agreed.

Discuss a legal risk assessment

Tell us about the project, parties, documents and the immediate decision.

Request a Legal Risk Assessment