Legal Firms

Streamline corporate due diligence and client verification

The Challenge

Legal professionals conducting due diligence face:

  • Time-consuming manual searches across multiple registries
  • Complex corporate structures requiring painstaking analysis
  • Pressure to deliver thorough reports under tight deadlines
  • Need to verify clients for anti-money laundering compliance
  • Client demands for cost-effective due diligence
  • Regulatory obligations to verify business clients

Our Solution

Quickkyb helps legal professionals automate and accelerate due diligence:

For Law Firms

  • M&A Due Diligence: Verify target companies quickly and comprehensively
  • Corporate Transactions: Identify all shareholders, directors, and UBOs
  • Client Verification: Meet AML obligations for client intake
  • Litigation Support: Research opposing parties and entities
  • Compliance Checks: TCSP, MSO, and licensing verifications

For Corporate Secretaries

  • Company Formation: Verify director and shareholder identities
  • Annual Compliance: Confirm company details and UBOs
  • Change of Particulars: Verify new directors/shareholders
  • Register Maintenance: Keep beneficial ownership registers current
  • Know Your Client: Ongoing client due diligence

For Compliance Professionals

  • Internal Investigations: Research related parties and affiliates
  • Third-Party Risk: Verify vendors and business partners
  • Regulatory Filings: Support for RFP and licensing applications
  • Audit Support: Generate compliance documentation

Key Benefits

Dramatic Time Savings

  • Reduce due diligence from days to hours
  • Automated document retrieval from ICRIS/IRD
  • Instant UBO identification with ownership calculations
  • One-click corporate shareholder investigation

Comprehensive Analysis

  • Multi-layer ownership tracing (unlimited depth)
  • Circular ownership detection and handling
  • Historical corporate changes and timeline
  • Director and officer background checks

Professional Reports

  • White-label compliance reports
  • Complete source documentation
  • Audit trail for file documentation
  • Multiple export formats (PDF, Excel, Word)

Cost-Effective

  • Fixed, transparent pricing per search
  • No subscription or minimum commitments
  • Reduce billable hours on routine searches
  • Pass savings to clients or improve margins

Use Cases

Mergers and Acquisitions

A law firm is conducting due diligence on a target company. They use Quickkyb to:

  1. Verify target company's registration and good standing
  2. Identify all shareholders and percentage ownership
  3. Investigate corporate shareholders layer by layer
  4. Identify all Ultimate Beneficial Owners
  5. Screen UBOs and directors against watchlists
  6. Check for litigation, enforcement, or adverse media
  7. Generate comprehensive due diligence report

Result: Complete due diligence delivered in 1 day vs. 5 days manually.

Corporate Secretarial Work

A corporate secretary is onboarding a new client company. They use Quickkyb to:

  1. Verify company's current registration status
  2. Confirm all directors and secretaries
  3. Identify all shareholders requiring KYC
  4. Run TCSP and MSO checks
  5. Screen all individuals against PEP lists
  6. Create UBO register for company records

Result: Client onboarding completed in 2 hours vs. 1 day.

Client Intake and AML Checks

A law firm must verify a new corporate client. They use Quickkyb to:

  1. Confirm client company exists and is in good standing
  2. Identify beneficial owners for AML purposes
  3. Screen UBOs against sanctions and PEP lists
  4. Document due diligence for compliance records

Result: Firm meets AML obligations with documented due diligence.

Specific Features for Legal Professionals

Corporate Structure Visualization

  • Ownership tree diagrams showing all layers
  • Clear identification of corporate vs individual shareholders
  • Circular ownership highlighting
  • Historical changes and timeline view

Document Retrieval

  • Automatic retrieval from ICRIS (Companies Registry)
  • Business Registration documents from IRD
  • Annual returns (NAR1) and incorporation forms (NNC1)
  • Certificates of Incorporation and Business Registration
  • Articles of Association and constitutional documents
  • All change filings (ND2A, ND2B, ND4, etc.)

Enhanced Due Diligence

  • TCSP (Trust or Company Service Provider) license verification
  • MSO (Money Service Operator) license checks
  • Money Lender registration verification
  • Litigation history search
  • Adverse media screening

Compliance Reporting

  • White-label reports with your firm's branding
  • Complete source references and document links
  • Methodology explanation and audit trail
  • Risk assessment with detailed breakdown
  • Executive summary for non-technical stakeholders

Professional Use Cases by Practice Area

Corporate and Commercial

  • M&A due diligence (buy-side and sell-side)
  • Joint venture partner verification
  • Investment due diligence
  • Corporate restructuring analysis

Banking and Finance

  • Borrower due diligence for loan transactions
  • Security entity verification
  • Guarantor corporate structure analysis
  • Project company verification

Compliance and Regulatory

  • Client AML/KYC verification
  • Regulatory application support
  • License application due diligence
  • Internal investigation support

Disputes and Litigation

  • Opposing party research
  • Asset tracing and entity research
  • Corporate group structure analysis

Integration with Your Workflow

Manual Searches

  • Simple web interface for ad-hoc searches
  • No technical setup required
  • Instant results with downloadable reports

API Integration

  • Embed due diligence into your case management system
  • Automated verification for client intake
  • Bulk searches for portfolio due diligence
  • Custom report generation

Pricing for Legal Firms

  • Standard Search: HKD 100 per entity
  • Corporate Shareholder: HKD 100 per company investigated
  • Enhanced Services: TCSP, MSO, litigation from HKD 50 each
  • Volume Discounts: Available for regular users
  • White-Label Reports: No extra charge

Security and Confidentiality

  • Attorney-client privilege respected
  • SOC 2 Type II security certified
  • Data encrypted in transit and at rest
  • Hong Kong PDPO and GDPR compliant
  • No data sharing or resale
  • 7-year data retention for file documentation

Get Started

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