Jurisdiction Research Briefs
Turn a country into a clear, decision-ready dispute brief.
Jurisdiction Research Briefs give you sourced briefings on arbitration, the courts, recognition and enforcement, and the practical decisions you face in a chosen country.
Built for your question, dated to its sources
Each report is specific to your issue, dated to its sources and clear about where local law decides the answer. Law and court practice change, so we review and re-date our research rather than treat any country view as permanent.
Arbitration and enforcement law
The current primary sources and institutional context.
Court support
How the courts support, review, recognise and enforce arbitration.
Issues for your decision
Public policy, service, limitation, immunity, assets and procedure.
Next steps
When you need local counsel or specialist input.
How it works
Reports build on our Country Intelligence research.
Define the question
Tell us what you need to decide: enforcement, seat choice, a counterparty, a State or State-owned company, assets or a transaction.
Choose the country
Tell us which jurisdiction matters to your decision.
Go deeper if needed
Custom research is scoped to your question and dated to its sources.
Get local legal advice
Our reports support, but do not replace, advice on local law.
What you receive
Jurisdiction Research Brief · Seven business days, by a UNIONE™ Fellow · USD 1,200 / EUR 1,120 / GBP 950
- Research answer to one defined decision question
- Courts, arbitration practice and enforcement record, with sources
- Risks specific to your counterparty type
- When and what local counsel you need; a WLA member-firm referral if you need a signed opinion
Order online · payment by card at the end of the application.
Scope and fees are confirmed in writing before any work starts.
- A scoped written report on one country, for one live decision.
- Sources cited, and the date each was last checked.
- Clear marking of where qualified local counsel must take over.
Why people use it
A dated, sourced research brief on one jurisdiction for one live decision: which seat, how the courts support arbitration, the enforcement record, State-entity issues and exactly what to ask local counsel.
- You must choose a seat or a forum this week and the options look similar on paper.
- The counterparty is a State entity and you need to understand immunity and execution.
- You want to brief local counsel with the right questions.
When to order it
- When a seat or forum must be chosen and the options look alike on paper.
- When the counterparty is a State or State-owned entity.
- When a regulator or licence in the country could decide the commercial outcome.
- When a deadline makes a full local-law opinion impossible but a decision cannot wait.
How it works
1. Your matter
You. You enter the matter online and upload the documents; your browser extracts the text and UNIONE™'s own servers run the analysis. Nothing is kept until you submit.
2. Question test and research plan
UNIONE™ software. Checks that it is one decision question and sets out exactly what the brief will research.
3. Confirm and pay
You. You check the plan and pay by card on Stripe's secure page, at the end of the application.
4. Conflict and independence check
Secretariat · 2 working days. The Secretariat checks every party against UNIONE™, its Fellows and the Federation. Nobody reads the merits until it is clear.
5. Fellow appointed
Named Fellow. The Secretariat appoints a Fellow with the right jurisdictions; the Fellow declares independence online before opening the file.
6. Fellow's review
Named Fellow · 5 working days. The Fellow researches the question and writes the brief, with sources.
7. Second-Fellow check
Second Fellow · 1 working day. A second Fellow reviews the work in the Fellow Desk and approves it or returns it with comments.
8. Released to you
UNIONE™ software · 1 working day. The software produces the signed PDF, puts it on your page and e-mails you.
How we deliver
- Seven working days after the conflict check, which usually takes two working days.
- Written brief (PDF) by a named Fellow, dated, with sources.
Pricing and what it buys
- Fixed price for one decision question in one jurisdiction.
| Service | USD | EUR | GBP | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction Research Brief | 1,200 | 1,120 | 950 | Fixed · Seven business days, by a UNIONE™ Fellow |
The software and AI in this service
Before you pay: Question test and research plan. Checks that it is one decision question and sets out exactly what the brief will research. It runs on UNIONE™'s own servers and sends nothing to an AI provider.
The AI first read turns your question into a research plan and pulls the relevant parts of the UNIONE™ country brief; the Fellow does the research and writes the answer.
- AI provider: OpenAI, under business API terms that do not allow training on your data.
Practical guide: what to have ready
- The decision and its deadline.
- The relevant clause or draft.
- Who the counterparty is.
See a sample
A specimen brief: the question, the answer, the reasons with sources and the questions for local counsel. Illustrative parties and facts.
Frequently asked questions
How is it different from the free country pages?
The country pages are general. The brief answers your decision, for your counterparty, with current sources.
Is it legal advice?
No. It is research and decision support, and it tells you where local counsel is needed.
What counts as "one decision question"?
A question with a yes, no or which answer: "Should we accept Mumbai as the seat for this contract?", "Can an award against this State entity be enforced in country X?". The software checks the question before you pay and helps you narrow it if it is really two.
Who writes it?
A UNIONE™ Fellow with experience of the jurisdiction, named on the brief, after a conflict check; a second Fellow reviews it.
Can I ask a follow-up question?
One round of written clarification is included. A new question is a new brief.
Will it tell me which local counsel to use?
It tells you what kind of counsel you need and the questions to put to them. A World Law Alliance member firm can be referred, with no referral fee either way.
Ready to start?
A dated, sourced research brief on one jurisdiction for one live decision: which seat, how the courts support arbitration, the enforcement record, State-entity issues and exactly what to ask local counsel.
Where to go next
The UNIONE™ System
How Before You Sign, Before You Arbitrate, arbitration and Before You Enforce fit together.
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All UNIONE™ services in one place, from contract review to recovery.
Before You Sign
Fix it in the contract and the clause before it escalates.
Before You Arbitrate
Test the evidence, the exposure and the alternatives before you commit to a formal process.
Before You Enforce
Follow the decision through to the court, the security, the assets and the recovery.
About UNIONE™
UNIONE™ is a cross-border dispute prevention and resolution institution, from contract review and assessment to mediation, arbitration and enforcement planning.
How to use UNIONE™
A short guide to finding the right UNIONE™ service, whether you are drafting a contract, facing a live dispute, going to arbitration or recovering an award.
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Research, not a legal opinion
Notes and briefs are research and decision support prepared by UNIONE™ Fellows. They are not legal opinions and do not create a lawyer-client relationship. Where a court, a lender or an insurer needs a signed legal opinion, the Secretariat refers you to a World Law Alliance member firm qualified in that country.