Asset tracing amidst economic uncertainty

Published Tue, Jun 14, 2022 · 02:56 PM

Jason Liew and Paul Stephen

THE economic impacts of Covid-19 continue to reverberate through the global economy, even as most jurisdictions move closer to a return to pre-2020 normalcy. Ongoing labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, acute inflation, market volatility, and a rapid end to Covid-era forbearance measures have combined to create a distinctly fraught business environment.

It is no surprise then that, against this economic backdrop, jurisdictions around the world have seen a significant increase in restructuring and liquidation filings, as well as an increase in dispute…