Asset tracing
7 case notes in this category. Outcomes depend on the facts of each matter and do not indicate a repeatable result.
Spouse missing in West Africa for three years and domestic assets being transferred
A husband working in Ghana became unreachable and, over three years, domestic assets worth roughly RMB 10 million were being transferred out of his na…
UK spouse unreachable and concealing assets: preservation, default judgment and cross-border coordination
A British husband became unreachable and appeared to be concealing assets, while his Chinese wife brought divorce proceedings in China. She needed bot…
Offshore trust used to isolate assets in divorce: how the position was addressed
A husband held assets through a Cayman Islands trust structure and argued during the divorce that the trust removed the assets from the matrimonial po…
Spouse unreachable in Dubai for two years: securing the domestic estate by public notice and preservation
A husband moved to Dubai for trade in 2018 and by 2023 had become unreachable — no answer to calls, messages or email, and no known address in the UAE…
Assets have been moved abroad: the first two weeks matter most
A client suspects that funds, property or company interests have been transferred out of China ahead of a divorce, and wants to know what can be done.…
Assets moved into a Swiss structure with only fragmentary records
Assets had been transferred into a Swiss structure during the marriage. The client had partial bank records and no clear picture of the structure itse…