What it is
A report, not software. Winning an arbitration award, a court judgment or a claim does not by itself put money in your hands. The other side may have assets in other countries, and each country has its own routes for recognising and enforcing a decision. This report maps your award, judgment or claim against where the other side's assets are, and sets out the routes, courts and steps that may lead to recovery.
When to use it
When you hold an award or judgment and the other side has not paid, or when you expect to win and want to plan collection early. Also when you are deciding whether to start a case at all and want to know whether a win could be collected.
How to use it
Tell us in your own words what you hold or expect, against whom, and what you know about where their assets are. We confirm what is included and a fixed fee in writing. You then receive the report in your WLA account.
What you gain
You see where recovery is realistic before you spend on it. You know which countries and routes to try first, what interim steps may protect assets, and what a plan would involve. You can brief lawyers in each country precisely.
THE SITUATIONA company holds an arbitration award against a business in another region. The business has not paid. It owns property in one country, bank accounts in another and shares in a company in a third.
WITHOUT THE MAPThe company hires lawyers in one country and tries there first, without checking the others. Months pass while the other side moves assets. It later learns that an easier route existed elsewhere.
WITH THE MAPOne document lists where the assets are, the routes that may lead to recognition and enforcement in each country, interim steps that may help, and an order for the plan. The company starts where recovery is most likely and briefs counsel in each place.
AwardThe written decision of an arbitration, which is a private process for settling a dispute outside the courts.
JudgmentThe decision of a court.
EnforcementUsing the legal system to make the other side comply with a decision, for example by taking assets.
RecognitionA court in one country accepting a decision made elsewhere, so that it can be enforced there.
Interim reliefTemporary orders made before or during a case, for example to stop assets from being moved.
Seat and forumThe place where an arbitration is based, and the court or body that handles a dispute. They affect where and how a decision can be enforced.
