Civil Litigation

Banks, NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Companies), digital lenders, and credit platforms often find themselves dealing with high-risk portfolios. For such institutions, even one bad hire can lead to regulatory breaches, internal fraud, or customer complaints.

That’s why many leading financial institutions turn to Global Checks to run a Civil Litigation Record Check on candidates applying for roles involving credit assessment, loan recovery, and customer interaction. These checks help reveal if a candidate has previously been involved in civil suits over loan defaults, cheque bounce cases, or breach of contract.

When lending credibility is a core offering, knowing the legal track record of your internal teams is not just smart—it’s necessary.

In highly regulated industries, compliance and legal teams need all the support they can get to avoid violations. These departments often use our litigation cases check service to identify any prior involvement of potential hires in lawsuits that might hint at professional misconduct, non-compliance with policies, or risky behavior patterns.

For example, if a candidate previously ignored court summons or was part of a lawsuit involving workplace harassment or business malpractice, such data can shape better hiring decisions. In some organizations, conducting this background check is a compliance requirement before extending employment offers.

When hiring for roles involving strategic leadership, budget control, or stakeholder management, businesses cannot afford to cut corners. That’s where our civil litigation background check comes in.

For roles like CFO, COO, CEO, or independent board directors, a single unresolved legal dispute could raise red flags about financial prudence or ethical standing. Companies often screen such candidates for past litigation, contractual disputes, defamation suits, or whistleblower cases.

Knowing whether a leader has had legal friction in previous roles allows employers to assess potential risks and safeguard brand reputation.

Retail chains and online commerce platforms face significant exposure to fraud, inventory loss, and vendor disputes. These organizations use Global Checks' civil court background check to screen vendors, procurement officers, and store managers.

Be it spotting a fraudulent vendor in a supply chain fraud case, or even shunning away from finance experts embroiled in breach of payment contracts disputes, checks on civil litigation records can mitigate escalation and loss way ahead of signing a contract.

For highly automated online businesses where vendor relationships are volatile and fast-paced, having an understanding of who the players are provides peace of mind.

Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), government departments, and agencies conducting large-scale hiring or vendor empanelment must follow rigorous verification processes. One such requirement is a clear Civil Litigation Record.

Verification of an individual or a firm’s past record with fraud, contract breaches, and active litigations is part of the due diligence done for contractors providing public work services and consultants employed on government-funded projects.

Such activities come under heightened scrutiny in legal and public eyes, particularly in sensitive areas such as defence, telecommunications, infrastructure, healthcare and others.

 Using litigation cases check services ensures transparency and reduces the likelihood of public embarrassment or financial missteps.

Modern HR teams are under pressure to not just fill roles—but to do so safely, compliantly, and without reputational risk. Thus, the trend of incorporating civil litigation background scrutiny into pre-employment screening processes is increasing among HR departments.

This applies to lower and middle management all the way up to executive positions. Knowledge of past litigation faced by candidates as a result of disputes over employment-related policies, breaches of non-compete agreements, or financial conflicts brings valuable insight into the hiring decision.

The objective is not to punish those with disputes at hand, but to make well-informed decisions regarding risks in a fair and in documented manner.

In larger enterprises, the security and risk management functions have the responsibility of identifying internal and external threats. For these teams, our civil court background check service helps mitigate future liabilities by identifying high-risk individuals early.

They may use it to:

• Vet internal transfers to sensitive roles
  
  
• Screen external consultants and advisors
  
  
• Evaluate the risk posed by existing business partners
  

This additional layer of legal risk detection supports a culture of accountability across the organization.

Yes, even legal professionals and due diligence firms use Global Checks to speed up their Civil Litigation Record Check process. Instead of manually scouring court records across jurisdictions, these experts outsource the task to us for fast, accurate, and structured reports.

This proves especially helpful during mergers, acquisitions, or investment rounds when the background of company directors or key employees needs to be checked under tight timelines.