WHAT CLARITY LOOKS LIKE
From separate questions to a practical overview.
These three fictional examples show how information can be organised. The content and scope of your own engagement are agreed separately.
Fictional examples illustrating the approach. These are not client cases or achieved results.
FICTIONAL EXAMPLE / 01
A priorities overview
What needs attention, what is the next action and who will take it forward?
- Issue
- A bank response deadline
- Next action
- Have the letter and its stated deadline checked.
- Coordination
- Coordinator and legal adviser
- Issue
- Upcoming payments
- Next action
- Compare available funds with the next obligations.
- Coordination
- Financial lead
- Issue
- Questions from employees
- Next action
- Collect questions and agree who will prepare a message.
- Coordination
- HR, coordinator and counsel
FICTIONAL EXAMPLE / 02
A banking enquiry overview
Each question is matched with available documents and remaining gaps.
- Example question
- What activities does the business carry out?
- Available information
- Business description and selected agreements.
- To clarify
- Is the description complete and up to date?
- Example question
- What is the background to a payment?
- Available information
- Invoice and the associated agreement.
- To clarify
- Check the payment reference against the accounting records.
- Example question
- Who approves the response?
- Available information
- The existing adviser is known.
- To clarify
- Agree the authorised contact and review with counsel.
FICTIONAL EXAMPLE / 03
A facts matrix with sources
Each statement is linked to a source, with uncertainty kept visible.
- Information recorded
- The bank sent an information request.
- Fictional source
- Example letter B01, page 1.
- Open question or limitation
- Confirm the date of receipt.
- Information recorded
- The client says documents were supplied.
- Fictional source
- Conversation note G01.
- Open question or limitation
- Proof of sending and the actual attachments are still missing.
- Information recorded
- A response deadline appears in the letter.
- Fictional source
- Example letter B01, page 2.
- Open question or limitation
- Legal adviser to check the applicable deadline.
The content below illustrates the approach only. It is not legal advice, a statement or a document to send to a bank or authority.