Conduct, conflicts and confidentiality.
The firm operates under a formal charter. Its principal provisions are summarised below; the document is provided in full to clients on engagement.
- I.
Lawfulness
All work is conducted within applicable law in every jurisdiction in which the firm operates. Where laws differ, the more restrictive standard is observed.
- II.
Independence
The firm acts solely on the instructions of its client. It accepts no covert mandates from third parties, public or private.
- III.
Conflicts
All prospective engagements are reviewed for conflicts of interest. Where a conflict is identified that cannot be properly managed, the mandate is declined.
- IV.
Confidentiality
Client identity, the existence of an engagement and all information arising from it are protected without exception, both during the mandate and after its conclusion.
- V.
Source Protection
The protection of sources is an absolute obligation, observed in all circumstances and against all parties.
- VI.
Conduct
Personnel are bound by an internal code governing professional conduct, communications and personal security.
- VII.
Records
Material is retained only for the period required by the mandate and is destroyed thereafter under defined procedure.
- VIII.
Disclosure
The firm does not publish its work, its clients or its personnel. Public statements are not made on active or concluded matters.
The firm does not accept mandates involving unlawful conduct, the harassment of private individuals, the suppression of lawful expression, or work that would expose any party to disproportionate risk.
The firm also declines work where it does not consider its skills, position or independence sufficient to perform the mandate to its own standards.