PROELIUM LAW LLP

The UK’s foremost legal authority on high-risk jurisdictions and specialist risk services

PROELIUM LAW LLP

Internationally focused legal advice and support centred on high-risk and complex jurisdictions.

OVERVIEW

War Zones, complex environments, high-risk jurisdictions – these are all problematic yet often rewarding spaces in which to conduct business or deliver capability, no matter the sector. Acting as a commercial business, as an individual or as a not for profit organisation, problems can be myriad and are frequently unforeseen until it is too late, the deal has fallen through, the money has been lost or situations have emerged that are tough to negotiate away from.

Our solution to these very real commercial problems is to create a scarce blend, combining experience gained as legal advisors whilst working in areas of conflict deep in and with commercial organisations, specialist defence, government, security and development worlds to bring to you a totally unique law firm, Proelium Law LLP. We provide legal and specialist non-legal services to many sectors including financial, government, private security companies, defence industry, international development organisations and political risk and political violence syndicates of Lloyds of London in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, South America and Nigeria to name but a few. You can read about examples of our work here.

We also provide advice to companies and individuals based in the UK who have specialised skills and capabilities ranging from technology development to surveillance as well as providing representation at court proceedings. As a firm we have a combination of many years of on the ground experience in complex environments and are confident when we claim there is no other legal organisation in the UK today with comparable knowledge. Combining leanness, experience and qualifications make us uniquely well equipped to understand the issues facing our clients.

Reports are researched and compiled using a combination of legal insight with international intelligence- gathering expertise and geo-political understanding

The core of our team are acknowledged leaders in their respective areas of law and discreet international investigations; a small and lean operation, allowing overheads to be kept to a minimum with the resultant savings being passed on to clients

As a law firm we stand by our findings – we don’t hide behind disclaimers on the quality of our work

Client/solicitor legal privilege can be invoked where appropriate, providing protection to communications if applicable

Proelium Law LLP has an expansive and unique global network of associates drawn from the legal profession, specialist agencies and military units and law-enforcement professionals of the UK and other countries

For any legal matter, Proelium Law LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (‘SRA’)

Our activities are wholly governed by applicable laws and are of a high ethical standard

Routine communications between Proelium Law LLP and its clients are swift, reliable and secure

Our cyber expert has spent 14 years working within UK military intelligence and specialist Government agencies

Based in the City, Proelium Law LLP is accessible for face-to-face meetings with clients based in London. Equally our staff will travel to you anywhere as convenient

Our advice and reports are in clear, jargon-free English

Payment terms can be negotiated on a case by case basis

Services are provided with the Proelium Law LLP Guarantee

Because we value our clients so highly, a partner of Proelium Law LLP is available 24/7

The Partners and lawyers of Proelium Law regularly visit and work in high risk and complex environments

Search our database of reports

The Proelium Law Conflict Map provides links to the legal profiles, the latest security briefs and monthly reports on the economic, market and business activity of countries which are deemed complex environments or high-risk jurisdictions. To see the available reports, please hover over your selected country; alternatively, our reports can be accessed via the links below.

THE LEGAL RISK MAP®

Our free, confidential, no obligation Legal Risk Map gives a basic review of your organisation’s legal health. It looks at how well your legal infrastructure covers you across 11 themes, such as Corporate Structures; Policies; Commercial Contracts; Succession Planning; Duty of Care; Use of weapons; Insurance and Data Protection.

For more detailed information, please see our Legal Risk Map page or download the Legal Risk Map brochure.

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Latest news & articles

Afghanistan ceasefire

Jun 14, 2018

In an unprecedented move, both the Afghan government and the Taliban have declared temporary ceasefires during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. The Afghan government first declared its intent to cease offensive operations from June 12th until the end of Ramadan last week, presumably as part of President Ghani’s attempts to build on his peace initiative unveiled earlier this year.

Doing Business in the Badlands – PART 3

Jun 12, 2018

In the concluding part of our series, we advise how to deal with corruption lawfully, in countries where a backhander is customary.

Principles of a Security Survey

Jun 7, 2018

If security is an unfair contest, you may well ask if there is any point in putting it into practice. To go into the pros and cons of whether security is worthwhile is not the purpose of this document.

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