Why it’s important to Separate Corporate from Legal Services

If you’re contemplating the incorporation of a local company or International Business Company (IBC), then you may wish to consider the concept of separating your corporate and legal services. The basis for this is continuity of business. More often than not, corporate services form a portion of the legal services rendered by the client’s attorney. Unfortunately, there are times when expectations are not met and the client and his attorney are forced to end their relationship.  If the termination is not amicable, it could lead to disruption of the registered office and agent services previously provided by the client’s attorney. I.e. Regulatory requirements such as annual fees and filings will not be maintained due to the inability to collect disbursements from the client.

By using a Financial Corporate Service Provider to act as registered agent and office exclusively, no matter how dysfunctional the…