Notes
We write about what we see repeat in companies, families and difficult decisions. No client case appears here.
When a negotiation has stalled for months
We explain why a negotiation stalls for months, what a lasting deadlock reveals, what is for your lawyer or a mediator, and what you can examine yourself.
Divorce when you own a business: the time in between
Separation or divorce when you own a business or property: what happens before the settlement, what goes to your lawyer and notary, and what can wait.
Private esoteric consultancy: what it is and is not
We explain what private esoteric consultancy is, who it is for, how a consultation works and how to recognise a trustworthy practitioner before you pay.
When trust in a business partner starts to crack
How to tell that trust in a business partner is breaking down, what goes to your lawyer first, and how to decide whether to stay, renegotiate or leave.
Three questions to ask before a big decision
Before you sign, sell or walk away, three questions help you examine a big decision. Here is how to answer them and what goes to your lawyer first.
No one to talk to: loneliness at the top
Why people who run a company or a family fortune end up with no one to talk to, what that silence does to their decisions, and where to talk in confidence.
Where a lawyer’s job ends, and what is left open
We explain what a lawyer, tax adviser, notary and doctor each answer, why they come first, and what can remain open once they have all done their work.
Haste is a signal: making decisions under pressure
A decision that feels as if it cannot wait has often not been made. We explain how to tell a real deadline from inner pressure and how to use a few days.
Confidentiality: why we keep no client names
Why Lex Fati keeps no client file, what that means in practice, what to ask any professional about confidentiality and how to stay discreet yourself.
The third generation and family wealth
What tends to repeat in the third generation of a business-owning family: dilution, distant cousins, joint ownership, silences, and the notary’s role.
How to recognise reputable esoteric work
Seven signs of reputable esoteric work that you can check before paying anything, from a fixed price agreed in advance to real discretion, and what to ask.
When a pattern repeats: how to recognise it
A run of setbacks is recognised by dating it and reading it as a whole: what you can prepare, what is not a pattern and when a consultation makes sense.