Legal & Regulatory Information

LAWARCHE is the trading and professional brand of LawArche LLP.

LawArche LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales.

Company No. OC365659

Entity

LawArche LLP

Registered Office

International House
64 Nile Street
London N1 7SR
United Kingdom

Email

info@lawarche.com

Telephone

+44 203 769 7832

LawArche LLP is a UK-based international legal consultancy providing non-reserved legal and consultancy services.

Its work has a particular focus on cross-border matters involving GCC jurisdictions, businesses, institutions, law firms and legal practitioners.

LawArche LLP is not presented as a solicitors' firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

Under the legal-services framework of England and Wales, certain legal activities are reserved and may only be carried on by persons appropriately authorised or exempt under applicable law.

Other legal services may be non-reserved and may be provided without the service provider itself being authorised as an SRA-regulated law firm, subject to applicable law and the nature of the particular activity.

LawArche LLP structures its services accordingly.

LawArche LLP does not represent that it is authorised to undertake a reserved legal activity where such authorisation is legally required.

The legal-services framework of England and Wales identifies categories of reserved legal activities, including:

• the exercise of certain rights of audience;
• the conduct of litigation;
• reserved instrument activities;
• probate activities;
• notarial activities; and
• the administration of oaths.

Where a proposed engagement requires a reserved legal activity that LawArche LLP is not itself authorised to undertake, the appropriate structure and involvement of an appropriately authorised professional will be considered before such work is undertaken.

Where this website describes the qualifications, experience, admissions or professional status of an individual consultant, lawyer or other professional, that information relates to that individual's stated professional capacity.

An individual's professional qualification, admission or regulatory status should not be interpreted as meaning that LawArche LLP itself is authorised or regulated by the same professional regulator unless expressly stated.

LawArche LLP operates from the United Kingdom and provides consultancy services internationally, with particular focus on GCC-related and cross-border matters.

LawArche LLP does not maintain branch offices in GCC jurisdictions.

References on this website to GCC jurisdictions, GCC experience, regional services or cross-border capability describe LawArche LLP's areas of experience and the geographic scope of its consultancy work.

They should not be interpreted as representing that LawArche LLP maintains a locally licensed law office in any GCC jurisdiction.

Professional and legal-services regulation differs between jurisdictions.

Where a matter requires:

• appearance before a court or tribunal;
• locally reserved or regulated legal work;
• local rights of audience;
• representation requiring local professional authorisation;
• filing or procedural action that must be undertaken by locally authorised counsel; or
• another service that LawArche LLP is not itself authorised to perform,

LawArche LLP may collaborate with, instruct, coordinate with or recommend an appropriately qualified and authorised law firm, lawyer or other professional in the relevant jurisdiction, as appropriate to the engagement and applicable rules.

The respective roles of LawArche LLP and any local professional will be identified where appropriate.

Nothing on this website is intended to represent that LawArche LLP is admitted, licensed or authorised as a local law firm in a jurisdiction merely because that jurisdiction is referred to in our Practice Areas, experience, publications or service descriptions.

Where jurisdiction-specific professional authorisation is material to an engagement, the appropriate arrangements will be considered before the relevant work is undertaken.

LawArche LLP may provide specialist support to solicitors, licensed law firms, legal practitioners and Subject Matter Experts.

Such work may include research, analysis, drafting, strategic support, comparative legal work or other agreed non-reserved professional services.

Where work is undertaken in support of another professional firm or practitioner, the precise role and responsibility of LawArche LLP will depend upon the terms of the relevant engagement.

Where LawArche LLP provides support to, receives support from, collaborates with, instructs or coordinates with another law firm, lawyer or professional adviser, that relationship is limited to the particular matter or professional assignment concerned and is governed by the terms applicable to that engagement.

Such cooperation may involve the exchange of professional expertise, local-law input, specialist support or coordinated services as appropriate to the matter.

Unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing, such cooperation does not create or imply any partnership, joint venture, agency, exclusive alliance, permanent association or other relationship under which LawArche LLP and the relevant firm or professional are to be regarded as a single practice or business.

Each participating firm or professional remains independent and responsible for its own professional services, regulatory obligations and conduct.

LawArche LLP is committed to conducting its business responsibly and to taking reasonable and proportionate measures designed to prevent its services from being used in connection with money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, sanctions evasion or other financial crime.

Depending upon the nature of an engagement, the jurisdictions and parties involved and the level of risk identified, LawArche LLP may undertake appropriate client due diligence, sanctions screening and other risk-based compliance procedures.

These may include appropriate verification of identity, corporate ownership or control, beneficial ownership and, where relevant, enquiries concerning source of funds or source of wealth.

The nature and extent of these procedures will depend upon the circumstances.

Nothing on this website represents that every client or matter is subject to the same statutory anti-money-laundering requirements, reporting regime or compliance procedures.

LawArche LLP may decline, suspend or terminate an engagement where information reasonably required for legal, compliance, sanctions, financial-crime or risk-management purposes is not provided, or where proceeding would be unlawful or inconsistent with LawArche LLP's professional or compliance obligations.

LawArche LLP recognises the importance of confidentiality in professional relationships.

Information received in connection with a proposed or accepted engagement will be handled in accordance with applicable law, the nature of the professional relationship and the terms of the relevant engagement.

Where another professional is appropriately involved in a matter, relevant information may be shared to the extent reasonably necessary for that person's agreed role.

Information contained on this website is general information about LawArche LLP and its services.

It is not, merely by being published on the website, a legal opinion or advice concerning the application of law to a particular person, transaction, dispute or circumstance.

No professional relationship arises merely because a person accesses the website, submits a general enquiry or initiates a consultation booking.

Cross-border matters may involve the laws, regulations and professional requirements of more than one jurisdiction.

LawArche LLP will determine the appropriate scope of its own role according to the nature of the engagement and may involve local counsel, Subject Matter Experts or other specialist professionals where necessary or appropriate.

The precise scope of LawArche LLP's responsibility in any matter is determined by the terms of the relevant professional engagement.

Website descriptions of Practice Areas, Express Services or other capabilities do not themselves constitute an undertaking to accept a particular matter or provide every service falling within a described category.

Acceptance of an engagement may be subject to:

• conflicts checks;
• identification and appropriate compliance requirements;
• availability;
• agreement on scope;
• applicable professional requirements;
• fee arrangements;
• jurisdictional considerations; and
• other appropriate onboarding procedures.

LawArche LLP processes personal information in accordance with applicable data-protection requirements.

Further information concerning how LawArche LLP processes personal information is provided in the LAWARCHE Privacy Policy.

No ICO registration number is to be displayed for LawArche LLP unless a registration belonging specifically to LawArche LLP has been separately verified and approved for publication.

Unless otherwise stated, LAWARCHE branding and original website materials are owned by or licensed to LawArche LLP.

Their presence on this website does not grant any person a right to reproduce, republish, commercially exploit or misrepresent them as their own.