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Jurisdiction briefings, case intelligence, sector analysis, and collection strategy from InterStation's field operations.
Legal Frameworks
Overseas Debt Collections What Your Solicitor Won't Tell You
Your solicitor’s letter can’t cross borders—without local enforcement, you lose time. Act within 90 days: recoveries hit 85%; after 12 months, <40%.
Case Intelligence
Unpaid Invoices: You Abandon Overseas Collection Too Early
Stop writing off overseas invoices. Contingency collection puts risk on us—no upfront fees—and even $8k–$47k debts are recoverable.
Legal Frameworks
Debt Statute of Limitations in Europe: Full Briefing
Limitation clocks run in the debtor’s jurisdiction. Miss them—often 3–5 years in Europe—and your claim becomes legally unenforceable.
Industry Insights
Company Restructuring: Options for Name Changes or Dissolve
A name change or dissolution doesn't erase debt. Deploy successor liability, clawbacks, director claims, and asset tracing to recover.
Case Intelligence
Evasive Debtors: How to Recognise & Counter Stalling Tactics
Spot stalling tactics early. Set hard deadlines, demand written disputes, and escalate—before limitation clocks time-bar your claim.
Legal Frameworks
Pre-Legal Collection: Diplomacy Outperforms Courtroom
Diplomacy recovers faster: over 70% of international B2B cases resolve pre-legal—cutting months and legal spend. Litigate only when enforcement is viable.
Industry Insights
Cost of Unpaid International Invoices: the Balance Sheet
An unpaid $200k international invoice isn't $200k lost - it adds $12-18k in capital cost, $3-8k in admin, and missed growth. Price the real risk.
Cross-Border Collection
Debt Collection Middle East: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Enforcement
Enforcement in the Gulf isn't Europe. UAE cheque reform (AED 200k) and Saudi 5-year limits reset leverage; collect with local enforcement.
Industry Insights
Debt Collection Market Size in Europe: €24.2 Billion Across 30+ Jurisdictions
Europe's debt collection market reached €24.2B in 2025. Country data, the North-South payment gap, software growth to $4.3B, and what it means for international creditors.