Boundaries

Commercial research is not legal advice, not screening, not a rating.

A report that lists a company's registered details, public footprint and open points can look like something more official than it is. This page states plainly what a LATYNEX research report is not, so that it is used for what it can carry. Where a reader needs one of the other things, the right next step is a different professional or a different service, and it is better to know that before commissioning.

Not legal adviceNot KYC or AMLNot a credit ratingNot an audit
Why this page exists

A neat report invites more trust than it has earned

Structured findings and a source log look authoritative. They are meant to, because that is what makes them checkable. The risk is that a reader treats a commercial public-record review as clearance, as a legal opinion or as protection. This page says what it is not in advance, one boundary at a time.

If you are unsure which of these you need, ask before commissioning. Choosing the wrong one is the expensive mistake.

When you need something else

When you need something else

You need a legal opinion

A report can say what a record shows. Whether a contract holds, whether a licence is sufficient or what a regulator expects is for a lawyer qualified where it matters.

You need compliance screening

Know-your-customer, anti-money-laundering, sanctions and politically-exposed-person screening are separate compliance processes with their own rules. A research report does not substitute for them and does not claim to.

You need a credit view

Payment history, ratings and credit limits come from credit bureaus and financial analysis. A research report does not rate solvency.

You need a financial audit or valuation

Reading accounts critically, testing controls or valuing a business is accountancy work, not desk research.

You need a check on a person

Only publicly registered company roles are in scope. Personal background checks and social-media profiling are outside the work.

You need someone to see the premises

Visits, inspections and factory audits are physical work and are not part of desk research.

What the report is, in one line each

What the report is, in one line each

A sourced reading

Statements tied to documents you can open and check.

A classification

Each finding labelled as verified fact, inference, unavailable or client-provided.

A list of open points

What a different method would be needed to establish.

Neighbouring services, kept separate

Neighbouring services, kept separate

Deciding what to do

Questions of where to set up, which structure to use or whether to enter a market belong to Consulting, which can take a research report as an input.

Moving goods

Shipping and customs are a separate LATYNEX service and are never part of a research report.

Building a prospect list or a monitoring system

These are software and data work, a separate service from research, and research does not deliver them.

Good to know

What this is, and isn't

Research reports what can be established from public and provided sources. It is not a guarantee about a counterparty's future conduct and not legal advice.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can a report be used as evidence in a dispute?+

It is a record of what sources showed on given dates. Whether it can be used in a legal setting is a question for a lawyer.

Will you tell me whether to sign?+

No. Research stops before the decision and gives you the evidence and its limits.

Can the report say a company is not on a sanctions list?+

No. Sanctions and similar screening are regulated work and are not part of this research.

Is this a guarantee of anything?+

No. It guarantees nothing about outcomes or about the conduct of any company.

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