Lex Fati — NotesNotes on business partners, succession, family wealth and difficult decisions: what we see repeat in companies and families. No client cases.https://lexfati.com/en/notes/2026-10-02T07:30:00ZWhen trust in a business partner starts to crackhttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/trust-in-a-business-partner/2026-10-02T07:30:00Z2026-10-02T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláHow 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 decisionhttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/three-questions-before-deciding/2026-09-14T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláBefore 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 tophttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/no-one-to-talk-to/2026-09-10T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláWhy 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 openhttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/where-the-lawyer-ends/2026-09-07T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláWe 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 pressurehttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/haste-is-a-signal/2026-09-03T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláA 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 nameshttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/why-we-keep-no-names/2026-08-31T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláWhy 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 wealthhttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/the-third-generation/2026-08-28T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláWhat 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 workhttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/how-to-recognise-serious-work/2026-08-22T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláSeven 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 ithttps://lexfati.com/en/notes/when-a-pattern-repeats/2026-08-20T07:30:00Z2026-09-30T07:30:00ZTony AlcaláA 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.