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Case studies are anonymised and stripped of operational detail, keeping only what was found and what it meant. Knowledge articles answer one question each

Case Studies

• Corporate due diligence

  A new supplier quoted 30% below market. Due diligence found its principal had been removed as a director elsewhere three months earlier

  The low price was not the problem; the reason behind it was. Before signing, the client cut the prepayment to 10% and added a performance bond

• Asset tracing

  Won the judgment, could not collect: asset tracing found two properties transferred to a spouse before the judgment became final

  The debtor's own name was already empty, but the timing of the transfers left a record. With the schedule in hand, counsel pursued a fraudulent conveyance claim and the client recovered 60% of the debt

• Dispute evidence

  A departing manager took the client list: the three things a trade-secret case actually turns on

  The case does not turn on catching the person. It turns on whether the list was secret, whether the company protected it, and whether it was actually used. Miss one and the claim does not stand

• Cross-border

  Background check before a cross-border joint venture: three pending lawsuits in Southeast Asia that the local registry never showed

  Taiwan's public records cover Taiwan only. The deal moved from equal equity to staged capital contributions

• Corporate due diligence

  A distributor faked insolvency to strip assets: the same people, the same address, a new company

  Two months before the old company ceased trading, its directors and registered address reappeared in a new entity. The timeline and overlap became one report supporting the client's application for provisional relief

• Background screening

  A CFO candidate's overseas degree and previous job title: neither matched on verification

  The degree was verified with the university and the title with the former employer's HR, both with written replies on file. The client withdrew before issuing the offer

Knowledge

• Basics

  What is corporate due diligence in Taiwan? What it covers, how long it takes, and how it is priced

  Corporate due diligence verifies a company's registration, principals, finances, litigation and reputation before you deal with it, in one report. A typical case takes five to ten working days and is quoted item by item

• Evidence

  Will a court accept investigator evidence?

  Civil and criminal courts decide this on different grounds. This article treats them separately and shows how to look up court reasoning

• Method

  What does a background check actually look at?

  Verifiable: education, employment history, company affiliations, public litigation. Requiring the subject's authorisation, or not available at all: police records, credit reports, medical records

• Method

  How to find a debtor's assets after judgment: five public sources for asset tracing in Taiwan

  Land registration, company and shareholding records, vehicle registration, court notices and auction records, and tax data. This article sets out which assets can be located and what standing each source requires

• Cross-border

  The subject is abroad. How much can be found?

  Countries differ widely in what their registries and courts disclose, and in their data protection and licensing rules. The report states where each item came from and under what regime