Across borders.

The governing law leads, not the postcode.

The first question on any international matter is not where the debtor sits but which law governs the contract. A supply agreement governed by English law carries English‑law entitlements wherever the debtor is registered. A contract governed by the law of the debtor's own jurisdiction is read in that light. We establish the governing law and the proper forum at intake, before a single demand is issued, so the position we assert is the one a court would actually recognise.

What we do.

Our work abroad is the same instrument that resolves the majority of our domestic matters: a structured sequence of formal written demands, issued on our letterhead, escalating in weight at each stage. It identifies the creditor, sets out the contract and the unpaid invoice, asserts the entitlements available under the governing law, and makes the cost and the reputational consequence of continued non‑payment plain.

This works across borders because the businesses that owe money internationally are, overwhelmingly, businesses that care about their standing, their banking relationships, and their ability to keep trading with counterparties who talk to one another. A credible demand from an external firm changes the debtor's calculus without a courtroom.

Where we act.

We act for creditors pursuing debtors across the major commercial jurisdictions. The instrument is the same everywhere; what changes is the governing law, the forum, and the enforcement route, which we read at the outset of each matter.

• United Kingdom and Ireland. Our home ground. Common‑law jurisdictions with the Late Payment Act and its Irish equivalent behind the demand, and familiar routes to court where a matter does not settle.
• North America (United States and Canada). Commercial contracts here frequently carry collection‑costs or attorneys'‑fees clauses we can assert directly. We work to US state law and Canadian provincial rules, and run our US matters through our United States practice.
• Europe and the EEA. Cross‑border demand is straightforward across the single market. Enforcement routes vary by country and by the contract's jurisdiction clause; we map the route at intake.
• The Gulf and wider Middle East. Businesses here are highly relationship‑ and reputation‑sensitive, and a formal external demand frequently settles a matter that internal chasing could not. The UAE's DIFC and ADGM are English‑language, common‑law forums with reliable judgment enforcement; mainland and neighbouring processes are slower and benefit from local counsel where litigation is reached.
• Asia‑Pacific. From Singapore and Hong Kong, with their common‑law systems and strong enforcement, to the larger civil‑law economies, the demand sequence carries weight with businesses that trade internationally and value their standing.
• Offshore and the Crown Dependencies. Gibraltar, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and the common offshore holding jurisdictions are English‑law‑based and close to home in procedure. Where the contracting party is a holding entity, we identify the operating debtor first.
• Rest of the world. Wherever there is a contract, a sum owed, and a debtor that wishes to keep doing business, there is usually leverage. We assess any jurisdiction and tell you honestly where there is not.

What we are honest about.

Our international service is a pre‑litigation service. The demand sequence is where cross‑border matters are won, and it is what we deliver. Where a matter cannot be settled and requires court proceedings or enforcement abroad, the route depends entirely on the jurisdiction and the governing law, and will require local counsel; we will set out the realistic path, cost, and likelihood at intake rather than promise an outcome we do not control. We do not take matters on where the prospect of recovery does not justify the effort, and we say so plainly.

What it costs.

International matters are priced per case and agreed in writing before we act, on the same no‑win‑no‑fee basis as our domestic work. The commission sits a little above our domestic schedule to reflect the additional jurisdictional assessment and the cross‑border handling involved. If we recover nothing, you pay nothing.

What we need to assess.

• The contract or agreement with the debtor, and its governing‑law and jurisdiction clauses if any.
• The unpaid invoice and the date it fell due.
• The debtor's full legal name, country of registration, and any registration number.
• Any correspondence already exchanged on the debt.

Assessment is without charge and returned within twenty‑four working hours.