Who it is for
For founders, business owners, families and individuals who need to understand a legal issue before making a decision. We help organise preventive documentation and assess disputes within an agreed consulting scope. The responsible professional, relevant qualifications and the work to be performed are identified before an engagement is accepted.
The starting point is the decision you need to make: forming an entity, changing an ownership arrangement, reviewing an agreement or responding to a dispute. An initial discussion should establish the relevant parties, documents and any time-sensitive concerns. Advice depends on the facts; a standard document is not a substitute for that assessment.
How we can help
Company formation and restructuring
Prepare a formation-document checklist and identify corporate changes, ownership decisions and implementation documents within a defined assignment.
Commercial and employment contracts
Review or prepare commercial, employment, distribution and service agreements, explaining material terms and the choices requiring client instructions.
Preventive legal risk reviews
Examine selected documents and arrangements against the agreed questions, recording priorities, assumptions and practical options for further action.
Lawful ownership and continuity planning
Consider lawful ownership documentation, succession and business-continuity arrangements, with separate jurisdiction-specific advice where the matter requires it.
Dispute assessment and negotiation
Identify the stage, objectives and available documents; develop a defined approach to negotiation or the next professional review.
Personal, residence and document matters
Help define personal legal, residence, immigration, document or apostille questions and organise the relevant information within an agreed professional scope.
What you receive
Depending on the approved instruction, the output could be a reviewed contract, shareholder agreement, formation checklist, legal risk memorandum or dispute strategy. The proposal should state which documents will be reviewed, how comments will be delivered and whether revisions, negotiations or implementation are included. Representation is a separate commitment, not an automatic extension of consulting.
- Formation-document checklist
- Shareholder or partnership agreement
- Reviewed contract and issues list
- Legal risk memorandum
- Ownership or continuity document plan
How the engagement works
We begin with your objective and the information available. Before paid work starts, we confirm the team, the documents or analysis to be delivered, fees and exclusions. We identify information you need to supply and how documents will be shared. Changes to the work are discussed before additional tasks begin.
Important limitations
Asset protection means lawful preventive planning and documentation. It does not mean concealed ownership, immunity from creditors or protection from legitimate enforcement. Court representation and criminal defence require a separate engagement with an appropriately qualified professional and are outside this consulting scope. No outcome is guaranteed. Share sensitive documents only through an agreed channel.
How to start
Email info@shield17.com with a short description of the support you need. Please do not send confidential documents or sensitive case details in your initial message.