Preservation Across Borders

In foreign-related matters, preservation must satisfy both the procedural requirements of the forum and the requirements of the jurisdiction where the assets sit. Treaties, bilateral agreements and the foreign law of the place of the assets each affect whether an order can be recognised and executed.

What We Do

We map the assets first, then select the mechanism: preservation within China in aid of foreign proceedings where the conditions permit; application under the Hague Service and Evidence Conventions for service and evidence abroad; or parallel proceedings in the jurisdiction holding the assets where recognition would otherwise fail.

Timing

Preservation is only useful if it precedes dissipation. In practice the decisive work is done in the first days — identifying accounts, property and shareholdings, and filing before the counterparty becomes aware of the dispute.