30/7/2025
Legal services cannot be properly commodified; legal advice cannot be copied and pasted and concocted en masse. Each matter for each client requires fresh personal attention, relational understanding, in-depth research and professional legal analysis for a commercially sound solution.
Introducing Spes Good Consulting
Our legal expertise can help you find practical and best practice solutions to your own objectives. We conduct risk analysis in all matters we undertake, partly because every matter is different.
For example…
Our client Alex and Co (fictional) is a merchant in international trade.
Scenario 1: Alex and Co manufactures and supplies products and some services to overseas buyers, whose identities can carry credit (and possibly regulatory) risks, rendering contractual enforcement a concern for Alex. Security guarantee would be required under many contracts in this situation, but it may not be customary, for example, due to the provision of deposits. Indeed, for a thinly capitalised, highly geared seller, too, similar concerns may exist for the other side and a security may be sought to guarantee success. The identity and risks profile of the buyer of record may differ from the initial buyer, which may raise concerns on the effectiveness of binding obligations. …
In short, under a contract, there are plenty of negotiated, factual and unilaterally decided matters to think about for each party under the memorandum of agreement and the fine-print terms and conditions. We advise and provide watertight documentations to further our client’s best interests.
Scenario 2: Alex and Co is also the middleman importing goods manufactured overseas. They are in the process of incorporating a new company and establishing the supply chain with various warehousing and logistic needs in the UK. They need a formal contract for buying goods FOB and a back-to-back contract for selling goods locally in the UK. We not only provide legal drafting services to Alex, but also help ‘design engineer’ the new supply chain and minimise different risks faced by Alex and Co as a supplier and a customer.
Scenario 3: Alex and Co also asks us to review the warehouse lease. Having reviewed their legal rights and obligations as we are asked to do, we confirm that they cannot unilaterally terminate a binding contract without incurring losses. But that should not be the end of the matter, as we advise on practical solutions where possible, and in this instance with a view to exiting the contract, it may be possible to do so by carefully negotiating the exit within the limit of the specific circumstances, in a measured and orderly manner, without putting ourselves in breach. The way negotiations are conducted often carry risks of varying degrees depending on circumstances in each case. We are able to help you navigate the complicated and complex situations.
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Whether Alex and Co has an urgent and unforeseen contingency, formal written agreements to review, new contracts to be drafted, or only needs legal advice on something, in connection with the above scenarios or otherwise, we start with thoroughly investigating the contextual, contractual matrix and leave no stone unturned. We endeavour to successfully facilitate trade and transactions beyond our scope of work which is not an end in itself – Our clients think that we are exceedingly helpful and professional. If you are in a situation similar to Alex, you should have an adviser and friend like us.
Our services
Non-contentious matters
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Contentious matters
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The services are generally defined and described. It is your specific objectives that shape our instructions. For more details on that, please feel free to request a brochure and visit our website: https://ymliu.co.uk/.
Q&A – About us
Q1: Are you a law firm?
A: No, we are a legal consultancy –
We offer unreserved legal services in accordance with the Legal Services Act 2007.
We hold a PII cover for £1 mil for the legal services we provide; this can be increased upon request.
Q2: Who are your clients?
A: We specialise in business and commercial law. So, our clients are businesses, domestic and overseas, mostly incorporated and led by individuals with a significant trading record.
Please note, we do not advise private clients or individuals, who may benefit more from the services of solicitors and/or direct access barristers.
Q3: Who will be attending the boat show from Spes Good Consulting?
A: Evy Liu (founder director) will be attending every day, and there will be one or two volunteers attending on 20 September.
Q4: What can I expect at your stand?
A: We are happy to chat.
If you participate in our quiz consists of 10 MCQs, you could win a quality trophy.
We believe in delivering legal work with impact. So, we adopt a tried and tested process, as illustrated in the above picture, for faster results without compromising personal attention and care.
We believe in independence, integrity and confidentiality. As a fiduciary, we work with the client in a trust-based relationship. We do not agree to referral scheme proposals in breach of that trust, nor do we affiliate with anyone who might be interested in collaborative arrangements for financial gains.
Have you any questions for us?
Whatever questions you may have, you are very welcome to come and talk to us at our stand H513. (Or we can call it H512-A.)
You can also contact us today via
We hope to see you at the SIBS2025.
