Dispute Resolution and Litigation
You’re in a dispute in the European Union. What you do in the first fortnight shapes what is recoverable later.
Information, not advice
This page is information, not legal advice about your matter. A retainer begins only when a lawyer confirms it.
Start here
Save the evidence and check your deadlines
Documents, messages and any on-chain trail. Which member state's court hears the claim affects both the limitation period and the remedies available.
What to work through, in order
Limitation periods
Limitation is a matter for national law and varies widely, from three to ten years depending on the member state and the claim.
Preserving evidence and freezing assets
The European Account Preservation Order allows cross-border freezing of bank accounts, and national regimes supply the rest. Availability differs by member state.
Costs and funding
Cost shifting varies by member state, from full recovery to fixed tariffs. Third-party funding is growing and now subject to increasing regulatory attention.
Recovery scams
Anyone who contacts you promising to recover your funds for an upfront fee is running a second scam against the same victim. No legitimate firm guarantees recovery, and no legitimate firm asks for payment in crypto to start.
Next steps
What happens if you go ahead
Scoping call
Written scope and fixed-fee quote
Engagement, once a lawyer confirms
Who would handle it
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London
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