This is a distinct legal workstream alongside business coordination. Prioritisation starts early and the factual structure develops throughout the engagement. Intensive analysis can require substantial work and therefore has its own scope and budget. The final legal structure and protection of sensitive materials are conditions for delivery.
How we can help
- 01Obtain and structure the client’s account.
- 02Break narratives into individual facts requiring support.
- 03Link facts to documents and other sources, retaining provenance and context.
- 04Identify missing support, assumptions, contradictions and adverse material.
- 05Make arguments, their supporting facts and context available to criminal defence counsel.
Prioritisation and continuing file development
Urgent questions and decisions come first. Each relevant statement is recorded in the factual structure with source references, context and points requiring further enquiry. The structure develops throughout the engagement. Facts, assumptions and legal arguments remain distinguishable.
Targeted coordination with criminal defence counsel aligns preparation with the criminal case and aims to limit unnecessary duplication. An extensive reconstruction or analysis needs a separate mandate, budget and periodic review of priorities.
Protection before sensitive case preparation
The legal structure, engagement, access and handling of materials must fit the work. Legal preparation and general business coordination are therefore not automatically combined in one shared file. Counsel assesses which information can be shared and on what terms.
Clear responsibilities
The external firm conducts the criminal defence. The internal legal function prepares the factual file and other agreed legal work, including responses to banks and other parties. Targeted coordination maintains consistency with the criminal case and aims to limit unnecessary duplication.
Frequently asked questions
Is legal preparation part of business coordination?
They are separate functions. The coordinator manages overview, priorities and follow-through. Case preparation requires substantive legal expertise and can be a substantial separate engagement.
Does the file include only facts supporting my position?
No. Missing support, uncertainty, contradictions and potentially adverse facts also need to be recorded. Sources and evidence are not altered, hidden or removed.
Does all case preparation automatically have legal privilege?
No. Protection depends on the selected legal structure, the capacity in which work is performed and the specific materials. Confidentiality or a lawyer’s involvement is not itself a guarantee. Qualified advisers must resolve this before sensitive work begins.
What must be agreed before legal case preparation begins?
The arrangements must identify who performs the legal work, their professional capacity, access rights and applicable protections. The legal structure is still being developed. Sensitive case preparation begins only once these conditions and responsibilities have been settled with qualified advisers.
How do you limit repeated information requests?
We start with one bundled information request and reuse materials already held by counsel where appropriate. Targeted follow-up questions address remaining gaps.