Complex environments

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We make the distinction between complex environments and high risk jurisdictions deliberately. As a client, you should be aware of the different approaches you should adopt to each.

Complex Environments

As a client, you should be aware of the different approaches you should adopt to complex environments vice high-risk jurisdictions. We see complex environments as very broad in scope, and our understanding of these areas leads us to define them as follows:

Characteristics

Medium to high levels of political violence or a significant risk of it occuring
Financial complexity such as being listed as one of the top corrupt counties on the Transparency International website
Recent history of human rights abuses
There is post conflict reconstruction efforts in place following a recent conflict in order to stabilise the country
Significant cultural complexities that make business difficult

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General UK Focus

Whilst we have a clear international focus for our clients, our UK-facing work is equally important. Across security, defence, international development and insurance sectors, the UK remains a major supplier of goods and services.

High Risk Jurisdictions

We view our overseas markets as being either High-Risk Jurisdictions, or Complex Environments. We classify high-risk jurisdictions as those that have ongoing conflict (which could be full scale internal or external armed conflict), a significant insurgency or terrorist campaign, or countries around which piracy is prevalent.

Complex Environments

We view our overseas markets as being either High-Risk Jurisdictions, or Complex Environments. We classify complex environments as those possessing characteristics such as:

Medium to high levels of political violence or a significant risk of it occurring
Financial complexity such as being listed as one of the top corrupt counties on the Transparency International website
Recent history of human rights abuses
There are post conflict reconstruction efforts in place in order to stabilise the country
Significant cultural complexities that make business difficult

Non-Legal Advisory Services

We provide commercial services which are complementary to our legal practice, and that come from many decades of sensitive, specialist experience in international investigations and discreet governmental work.