A Lebanese business can recover money from an Indian party through a legal notice, a commercial summary suit, a suit for refund of advances, a cheque case, insolvency proceedings, or enforcement of an arbitration award. A Lebanese judgment cannot be executed directly in India.
- Document route
- Lebanese notary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation, then Indian Embassy attestation
- Time difference
- IST is 2h30 ahead of Lebanon in summer and 3h30 in winter
- Cheque cases
- Section 138, NI Act 1881
- Civil suit
- Order XXXVII CPC
Money Recovery from India from Lebanon: how it works
We review the contract, invoices, shipping and payment records, and send a legal notice. If payment does not follow, we file the appropriate proceedings after pre-institution mediation.
Where an arbitration award exists, we file for enforcement. We plan where recovered money will be received, often outside the Lebanese banking system.
For diamond and jewellery trade, we check whether disputes fall under trade association arbitration rules, which can be quicker.
Lebanese trading houses with operations in Africa often deal with Indian suppliers through intermediaries; we identify the actual contracting party in India so that the claim is brought against the right entity.
We also consider claims against guarantors or directors where the Indian company was a shell.
What clients in Lebanon should know
- Keep a reconciliation of balances.
- Start proceedings well within three years of non-payment.
- Plan where recovered money will be received.
Step by step from Lebanon
Video consultation
A call at a time that suits Lebanon, after we have read your documents.
Documents signed in Lebanon
Lebanese notary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalisation, then Indian Embassy attestation
Work in India
Our team files, appears and follows up in India, and shares scans of everything filed.
Result and handover
Certified copies and originals are couriered to you in Lebanon where needed.
The full guide
This page covers what changes when you are in Lebanon. For the law, the documents and the step-by-step procedure, read our main page on Money Recovery from India, or see all services for clients in Lebanon and the Disputes & Enforcement practice area.
Questions from clients in Lebanon
Can a Lebanese company sue in India?
Yes, with a legalised board resolution and power of attorney.
Can our award be enforced in India?
Generally yes.
Where should recovered money be paid?
To an account outside the frozen Lebanese system, if possible.
Can we sue the directors personally?
Only in limited cases, such as fraud or personal guarantees.