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Full spectrum of services including dispute avoidance, strategic advice,
pre-litigation/litigation services and enforcement, across a wide range of legal domains.
Ethical Standards
Our ethical standards supplement local regulatory requirements. We follow these principles in all we do, whatever our role in the firm. We take both personal and collective responsibility for ensuring that our actions comply with these standards and will challenge non-compliance where we see it.
- We act in the best interests of our clients
We strive to act with skill and care and do not allow the firm’s or our personal interests to prejudice our clients’ interests.
- We uphold high standards of professional behavior and are uncompromising in our integrity
We abide by professional rules which apply to us as lawyers, members of other professions or as people working in a professional services firm and we observe the firm’s internal policies and guidelines designed to help us comply with these rules.
- We are open, respectful and fair in our dealings with everyone within and outside the firm
This applies to dealings with, amongst others, colleagues, clients, adversaries, other advisers, suppliers, courts and regulatory bodies and investigators appointed by these bodies. We are an inclusive organization, actively avoiding discrimination and actively promoting the value of a diverse workforce.
- We respect the rule of law and encourage others to do so
We abide by the law. We do not assist anyone to break the law, provide or accept corrupt payments, gifts or benefits, or participate in money laundering or insider dealing or knowingly help others to do any of these things.
- We act honestly and do not participate in dishonesty by others
We speak the truth. We do not falsify documents or knowingly mislead in any circumstances, whether in writing or otherwise.
- We respect confidential information that we receive
This includes information confidential to the firm, its people, its clients or third parties. We maintain procedures to prevent improper or accidental disclosure to third parties or misuse of confidential information. We do not use confidential information for our own personal gain or for that of others.
- We act at all times to uphold the reputation of the firm
Any appearance of impropriety in our conduct, whether in our business or personal capacity, could damage the reputation of the firm.
- We recognize our role in building a fairer society
We use our legal and business expertise to help not-for-profit organizations be more informed, more resilient and more effective. We have a longstanding commitment to local communities and promote participation in pro bono and community investment projects as a good thing for our firm and our people as well as wider society.