Proelium Law LLP

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

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Helping you with legal complexity

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PROELIUM LAW LLP

Internationally focused legal advice and support centred on high-risk and complex jurisdictions. Proelium’s central values are Integrity and Empathy with clients.

OVERVIEW

War Zones, complex environments, high-risk jurisdictions – these are all problematic spaces in which to work or conduct business, no matter the sector. Acting as a business, or as an individual, 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 manifest that are tough to negotiate away from.

Our solution to these very real commercial problems is to create a scarce blend, combining the Partners’ 5 decades of experience gained whilst working in conflict zones and deep in the heart of the specialist defence and security worlds, with professional legal-expertise to bring to you a totally unique law firm, Proelium Law LLP.

The markets we particularly offer our services to are the defence, security and international development sectors and the political-risk area of the insurance market. We offer personal legal advice to individuals with ‘niche’ skills from the Intelligence and Special Forces areas.

There is limited competition in this area. Currently the only law firms offering advice to people wanting to function in the high-risk space tend to be large and expensive law firms who lack subject expertise. Proelium Law LLP is small, lean and our experience and qualifications make us uniquely well equipped to understand those issues.

Our team may be small but is vastly experienced. The Partners are an internationally recognised legal expert in the fields of high-risk jurisdictions and a proven defence and security authority, coming from a long career at the front edge of UK conventional and special operations. The firm can boast over 130 years of ground experience in complex environments and are confident when they state that there is no other legal organisations in the UK today with comparable experience or qualifications.

Our future sees more growth and an expansion into Dubai. It also sees a period of programmed consolidation, to ensure that our client focus is not compromised.

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

Proelium Law LLP is a small and lean operation, allowing overheads to be kept to a minimum with the resultant savings being passed on to clients

The core of our team are acknowledged world 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 global network of associates drawn from the specialist agencies, the legal profession, special operations forces 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

Proelium Law LLP uses experienced image analysts to interpret satellite imagery, who are all graduates of the NATO-approved UK Imagery Analysis Course (UKIAC);

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

Reporting is in clear, jargon-free English and is of a legal standard suitable for subsequent litigation support

Payment terms can be negotiated on a case by case basis

Payment can be made in $USD, €Euro or £GBP

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

Proelium Law LLP prefers to keep costs transparent, always favouring a flat-fee approach in contrast to the billable-hours policy favoured by other law firms

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

Contact us to learn more about Proelium Law’s services

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Greek letter bombs

by Marc Simms | 28th June 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

On Wednesday March 15th, German police intercepted a letter bomb addressed to the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble.

Drones as a threat

by Barry Harris | 22nd June 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

In this second of two blogs, Barry Harris, senior advisor to Proelium Law LLP and commercial Drone expert, gives an introduction to this new asymmetric threat.

Macedonian unrest likely to escalate

by Marc Simms | 20th June 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

Protesters stormed the Macedonian Assembly on Thursday the 27th of April, after politicians voted to confirm Talat Xhaferi as the Speaker of the Assembly.

New Regulations governing foreign branches in Iraq

by Adrian Powell | 18th June 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

The Iraqi government issued new regulations (2 of 2017) concerning foreign branches in Iraq which replaces regulation 5 of 1989. The Regulation contains a number of important features, some of which are highlighted below.

Questions remain after London Bridge attack

by Marc Simms | 13th June 2017 | June 2017, Proelium News | 0 Comments

In the aftermath of the recent ISIS attack on Saturday 3rd of June, questions are being asked if warning signs were missed in the lead-up to the events of that night.

Special Operations Leadership: A mystical power or just the basics done well?

by Richard Stephens | 6th June 2017 | June 2017, Proelium News | 0 Comments

The article, ‘Why Special Ops Stopped Relying So Much on Top-Down Leadership‘, gives a view of an evolved form of special operations leadership that sees the leader in the middle of a network, rather than at the top.

Greek letter bombs

Jun 28, 2017 | Proelium News

On Wednesday March 15th, German police intercepted a letter bomb addressed to the German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schäuble.

Drones as a threat

Jun 22, 2017 | Proelium News

In this second of two blogs, Barry Harris, senior advisor to Proelium Law LLP and commercial Drone expert, gives an introduction to this new asymmetric threat.

Macedonian unrest likely to escalate

Jun 20, 2017 | Proelium News

Protesters stormed the Macedonian Assembly on Thursday the 27th of April, after politicians voted to confirm Talat Xhaferi as the Speaker of the Assembly.

Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see 'WannaCry' link

MOSCOW/KIEV/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major global cyber attack disrupted computers at Russia\'s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that infected more than 300,000 computers last month.\n \n

UK orders sweeping changes to boost funds industry transparency

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain\'s markets watchdog proposed on Wednesday a suite of changes to the 7 trillion pound asset management industry in order to improve transparency and value for money for customers.\n \n

Hong Kong residents seek British passports amid fears for future

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Many Hong Kong residents, worried about growing encroachment by Beijing as the financial hub marks 20 years since its return to China, are rushing to secure British passports as a safety net in the case of social unrest or the erosion of civil liberties.\n \n

Merkel's conservatives at highest support since September 2015 - poll

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel\'s conservatives expanded their support to 40 percent - the highest level since September 2015 - in a poll conducted by the Forsa institute for Germany\'s Stern magazine and broadcaster RTL.\n \n

Iran says will act on U.S. court ruling on Trump's travel ban

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran said on Wednesday it would take \"reciprocal action\" in response to the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a partial implementation of President Donald Trump\'s travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries. \n \n

Trump growing frustrated with China, weighs trade steps - officials

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials told Reuters.\n \n

UK house price growth bounces back in June - Nationwide

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rebounded in June after falling for three months, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Wednesday, bucking other signs of weakness in the housing market.\n \n

Now is not the time to raise interest rates - BoE's Cunliffe

LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe on Wednesday signalled that now is not the time to raise interest rates, siding with his boss Mark Carney in a deepening split between officials on the need for higher borrowing costs.\n \n

Labour Party to force vote in parliament on pay cap

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain\'s opposition Labour Party will force a vote in parliament on Wednesday over a pay cap for public sector employees, the first test of whether Prime Minister Theresa May can muster enough lawmakers to rule.\n \n

Helicopter attacks Venezuela court, Maduro denounces coup bid

CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan police helicopter strafed the Supreme Court and a government ministry on Tuesday, escalating the OPEC nation\'s political crisis in what President Nicolas Maduro called an attack by \"terrorists\" seeking a coup.\n \n