Lawyers and insolvency practitioners: crypto facts for proceedings and estates
On this page
- Who exactly
- The questions this group asks
- What Paucitas delivers for you
- How the collaboration works
- One thing Paucitas does differently
- Contact
In brief
You have a question that has to be answered with facts and an opposing party reading along. Paucitas delivers a report with the question, the method, the findings and the limitations, and explains it where needed.
Who exactly
You are running civil proceedings in which crypto assets play a part, you are a trustee in a bankruptcy where crypto is missing from the books, you handle a divorce or an estate, or you have a report from the other side on the table and want to know how well it holds up.
A lawyer assisting a client after fraud also needs the factual part before a claim can be brought.
The questions this group asks
- Who acts as an independent expert on blockchain in court proceedings?
- How do I obtain a report on crypto for legal proceedings?
- Can I get a second opinion on an existing blockchain report?
- Is a report usable as evidence in proceedings?
- How are crypto holdings traced in a bankruptcy?
Background sits on expert report for court, counter-expertise and second opinion and crypto in divorce, inheritance and insolvency.
What Paucitas delivers for you
An expert report with the question, the provenance of the data, the method, the findings, the limitations, a conclusion and a declaration of independence, plus annexes with the underlying data. On request a one page summary for the pleadings and an oral explanation at the hearing.
For insolvency practitioners in addition: a reconstruction of the crypto holdings on the date of the bankruptcy order and of the movements before it, with address monitoring on addresses that are still active.
We do not give a legal opinion and we do not pronounce on liability or fault.
How the collaboration works
You send the draft question and the deadline. In a first conversation we say whether the question can be answered with the available data; if not, you hear which material is still needed.
We agree and monitor the lead time; if it comes under pressure you hear straight away, so you can keep to your deadline.
One thing Paucitas does differently
We sharpen the question with you first and then answer exactly that question. Reports that claim more than was asked are the first thing the other side attacks in proceedings.
Contact
Paucitas usually replies within a few minutes to an hour, and in nearly all cases the same working day. Paucitas can be reached by phone around the clock on +31 20 244 5774. The office is at Weesperstraat 107 in Amsterdam; material can be handed over digitally or at the office.
Frequently asked questions
Can Paucitas act as a party appointed expert?
Yes. The method and the stated limitations remain the same as under a joint instruction.
Does Paucitas attend the hearing?
On request we give an oral explanation of the report.
Does Paucitas work for insolvency practitioners?
Yes, including a reconstruction on the date of the order and monitoring of active addresses.