Our leading criminal lawyers are able to advise our clients with regards to breaches of international criminal law. We have expertise in defending those accused of international criminal law violations from war crimes to breaches of the Rome Statute.

As well as defending our lawyers have acted for victims and victim groups in bringing criminal complaints and prosecutions at the International Criminal Court and in domestic jurisdictions under domestic law and universal jurisdiction principles.

Data flows (and hackers) do not stop at national boundaries. Whether you are handling investigations into a single issue from many regulators; data litigation covering multiple jurisdictions; or require advice on international data issues such as safeguards for cross-border data transfers, our Data Protection and Cybersecurity team can ensure that you have the right advice, including help from trusted local lawyers in other countries across the globe, where necessary. 

Our team are highly experienced in dealing with global cyberattacks. Acting as your key contact, we will coordinate forensic and PR services providers for you, instruct local lawyers and liaise with regulators in multiple jurisdictions to ensure that you contain the crisis. We will be on hand to help 24/7 to ensure that you are able to meet tight deadlines set by regulators; manage claims, complaints and media enquiries; and manage the public perception of the incident across the globe.

For further details and examples of our work, see our Data Protection and Cybersecurity, or Privacy and Digital Rights, web pages.

Our Public Law and Human Rights team represents individuals around the world who are fighting for their rights, both through the domestic courts in the UK and at an international level. We are also skilled in challenging decisions of the British government that engage complex legal issues involving international law and the laws of other countries.

Examples of our cases include:

• Applications to the European Court of Human Rights
• Deprivation of citizenship appeals
• Assisting British nationals detained overseas, including in seeking consular assistance

For more information about our Public Law and Human Rights team, visit their web page here.

Acting for international clients, our skilled legal advisors are available 24/7 to help you navigate the media storm.

The breadth of our expertise means that we can instantly marshal a bespoke interdisciplinary legal team so you can instruct one firm quickly and cost-effectively to navigate all the difficult issues. Whatever the nature of the situation, our leading experts in media, crime, family, employment, immigration, police actions, and public law can cover all the angles, act fast and help you to resume a normal life.

Find out more about our reputation management services here.

Our Immigration Law team act for individuals and organisations around the world seeking to come to the UK, or to ensure their protection and the upholding of their rights. We fight for our clients’ rights relying on international law and treaties in the domestic and international courts. These complex cases often see our teamwork collaboratively with other teams within the firm, including the Criminal Law and Family Law teams, ensuring our clients benefit from the firm’s leading expertise in different specialities.  

Examples of our cases include:

• Applications for protection under the 1951 Refugee Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
• Applications to the European Court of Human Rights
• Referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
• Challenging INTERPOL Red Notices
• Deprivation of citizenship appeals
• Transnational spousal abandonment

Find out more about our Immigration Law team here.

Our team has a wide offering of international specialists from partner to junior solicitor level. Our complex cross-border cases are often co-worked to enable our clients to access cost-effective representation with the benefit of partner-level oversight on strategy.

Our cases with an international element routinely cover the following areas:

• Parental child abduction
• Inherent jurisdiction
• Jurisdictional disputes
• International relocation
• Cross-border transfer of care proceedings
• Placement of vulnerable children and adults in institutional care in this jurisdiction
• Transnational spousal abandonment
• Forced marriage
• Female Genital Mutilation cases

We regularly work collaboratively to coordinate these complex cases with the immigration team, when overlapping issues arise.

For more information about our international family law services visit our web page here.