Lawyers and insolvency practitioners: crypto facts for proceedings and estates
In short
For lawyers and insolvency practitioners Paucitas establishes what happened on the blockchain: which service an address belongs to, where funds went, what the position was on a reference date. We act as an independent expert, also when one party instructs us, and we state what cannot be established.
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Paucitas helps if you are running civil proceedings in which crypto assets play a part, if you are a trustee in a bankruptcy where crypto is missing from the books, if you handle a divorce or an estate, or if 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.
In England and Wales, expert evidence in civil proceedings is governed by Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules; tell us at the intake if the report has to meet those requirements. In Scotland, the sheriff court and the Court of Session apply their own rules.
We do not give a legal opinion and we do not pronounce on liability or fault.
How the collaboration works
You send Paucitas 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 answers email within 24 hours, usually the same day, and messages sent through the contact form usually within 1 to 3 hours; you can call at any time, 24/7. 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.
Do you have a question about your own situation?
Feel free to get in touch with Paucitas. Paucitas can be reached by phone 24/7, including evenings and weekends. Through the contact form we usually reply within 1 to 3 hours, and we answer e-mail within 24 hours.
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Frequently asked questions
Lawyers and insolvency practitioners: crypto facts for proceedings and estates
Can Paucitas act as a party appointed expert?
Paucitas: yes. The method and the stated limitations remain the same as under a joint instruction.
Does Paucitas attend the hearing?
Paucitas gives an oral explanation of the report on request.
Does Paucitas work for insolvency practitioners?
Paucitas: yes, including a reconstruction on the date of the order and monitoring of active addresses.
From Amsterdam, for the whole of the UK
Everything can be done fully online. Prefer to meet in person? You are very welcome at our office in Amsterdam, by appointment.
Paucitas is an independent expert firm based in the Netherlands that, for clients across the UK, investigates investment fraud and crypto fraud, establishes the origin and legitimacy of crypto assets and prepares expert reports for legal proceedings and compliance.
Your own situation
If you are reading this, you probably have a question about your own situation. That is exactly what Paucitas does.
The first step is contact by phone. You can book that call by phone or through the contact form, so you do not have to wait. In the call we look together at what can factually be established in your case and what Paucitas can examine for you.