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

CONTACT US

Proelium Law Weekly PICINTSUM

by Emma Laverty | 22nd September 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

Proelium Law is proud to launch a series of weekly picture intelligence summaries (PICINTSUMS) for the use of our clients, colleagues and contacts. Focusing on Iraq/Syria, Libya and Afghanistan/Pakistan these reports will be updated weekly on a Wednesday.

It used to be Train for Operations, now it’s Train to Work

by Barry Harris | 21st September 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

“If you know your enemies and you know yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles…if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle” – Sun Tzu.

Barcelona Attack

by Marc Simms | 19th September 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

The vehicle-borne attack in Barcelona on Thursday the 17th August served to highlight the ongoing vulnerability of urban centres to this terrorist tactic. The Las Ramblas attack, which killed 13 and injured over 100, is only the latest in a string of vehicle-based attacks in Europe, and came only shortly after a far-right extremist carried out a similar attack in Charlottesville on Saturday August 12th, killing one.

Personal Value Defined (Without PT Scores or Military Evaluation Records)

by Barry Harris | 14th September 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

Defining your values is important; they are reflections of your needs, desires, and what you care about most in life. Values are a cohesive force of our identity, and can often be decision-making guidelines.

THERE ARE THINGS VETERANS CAN FIND CONFUSING – PART 2

by Barry Harris | 12th September 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

The transition from the Armed Forces to being functionally on your own is not easy. Some issues that Veterans can struggle to adjust to when they start dealing with Civvy Street are …

Sayf al-Islam Gaddafi

by Marc Simms | 7th September 2017 | Proelium News | 0 Comments

In a surprising turn of events, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from prison on the 9th of June. Often seen as the heir-apparent to his father’s rule, as well as the public face of the regime in the west, Saif al-Islam has been held by the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion, one of the many groups who make up the Zintan Brigades, since 2011.

Proelium Law Weekly PICINTSUM

Sep 22, 2017 | Proelium News

Proelium Law is proud to launch a series of weekly picture intelligence summaries (PICINTSUMS) for the use of our clients, colleagues and contacts. Focusing on Iraq/Syria, Libya and Afghanistan/Pakistan these reports will be updated weekly on a Wednesday.

It used to be Train for Operations, now it’s Train to Work

Sep 21, 2017 | Proelium News

“If you know your enemies and you know yourself, you will not be imperilled in a hundred battles…if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle” – Sun Tzu.

Barcelona Attack

Sep 19, 2017 | Proelium News

The vehicle-borne attack in Barcelona on Thursday the 17th August served to highlight the ongoing vulnerability of urban centres to this terrorist tactic. The Las Ramblas attack, which killed 13 and injured over 100, is only the latest in a string of vehicle-based attacks in Europe, and came only shortly after a far-right extremist carried out a similar attack in Charlottesville on Saturday August 12th, killing one.

Chastened Merkel braces for coalition tussle after vote

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany\'s Angela Merkel turns to the task of sounding out partners to build a coalition government after securing a fourth term as chancellor in Sunday\'s election, although she has been weakened by a surge in support for the far right.\n \n

Bank of England to ask banks to hold extra 10 billion pounds capital on consumer credit risks

LONDON, (Reuters) - British lenders need to hold around an extra 10 billion pounds in capital to guard against increased risks from rapidly rising unsecured consumer lending, the Bank of England said on Monday.\n \n

Iraqi Kurds vote in historic independence referendum, shrugging off threats

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organised by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, ignoring the threats of the Kurds\' neighbours and fears of further instability and violence across the Middle East.\n \n

Aldi UK profit falls for third straight year

LONDON (Reuters) - Aldi UK and Ireland reported a 17 percent fall in 2016 operating profit on Monday, a third straight year of decline, reflecting its strategy of maintaining a price gap over larger rivals as well as investment in infrastructure.\n \n

Outlook for wage growth in Britain cools - survey

LONDON (Reuters) - Hopes for higher wage growth across Britain are receding, apart from in a few sectors of the labour market that suffer from acute skill shortages, according to a report published on Monday by recruitment company Hays .\n \n

Rap and the Party - China taps youth culture to hook millennial cadres

BEIJING (Reuters) - In his baseball cap and baggy yellow t-shirt, the rap star Li Yijie - better known by his stage name \"Pissy\" - is an unlikely face of China\'s strait-laced ruling Communist Party.\n \n

Uber says not clear what prompted London regulator to strip it of licence

LONDON (Reuters) - Uber [UBER.UL] said on Monday it was not clear what concerns London\'s transport regulator had for stripping it of its licence as the taxi app battles to keep operating in one of the world\'s wealthiest cities.\n \n

Japan's Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over North Korea crisis

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve parliament\'s lower house on Thursday for a snap election, a party official said, in a move aimed at taking advantage of improved ratings and opposition disarray.\n \n

Trump slaps travel restrictions on North Korea, Venezuela in sweeping new ban

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and challenged in court.\n \n

One week to cross a street - how IS pinned down Filipino soldiers in Marawi

MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - With a grimace, Brigadier General Melquiades Ordiales of the Philippines 1st Marine Brigade recounted the painful gains made against Islamist militants in Marawi City.\n \n