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How Whether you require someone who understands the legal nuances of what the military requires, or are a civilian firm looking to undertake work with the Ministry of Defence, or are engaging in a project in remote and/or challenging areas, |
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Military/Commercial Interface
Military/Commercial Interface
Even a post-conflict environment is seldom totally bereft of any commercial structures and the need to engage on behalf on the force or the civilian support agencies. In negotiation for fresh supplies, fuel, power, warehousing, etc there is a need to have strong legal support. The same principle applies to negotiations with government agencies where having a military lawyer who is au fait with terminology and systems can prove to be invaluable in delivering the right solution at the beginning of a project/contract. Military Law/IHL Instruction Military Law/IHL Instruction For Service Justice practitioners, instruction can be provided about the Service Justice System and the most commonly used offences in both Summary and Court Martial Proceedings, from one of the team that helped shape the 2006 Act. CPD can be arranged, if required. In operational law: Instruction at all levels to foster a good understanding of IHL (Geneva Conventions, Additional Protocols, And Hague Rules) and the duties placed upon all combatants. In addition, the impact of Human Rights law (including the ECHR) on IHL, once thought to be the governing law of combat, and how those in support of forces engaged in combat ops are impacted even with Allied non-party states. This has ramifications for commercial ops, too. Security Operations Security Operations Instruction on the applicable law governing your tasks, self defence, Rules of Engagement, criminal jurisdiction, IHL compliance, military interface, and all operational areas where the experience of an Op lawyer, who understands the environment, is vital to ensure the success of your assignments. Is your contract human rights compliant? ISO 18788:2015 §A.2.1 states that "legal advice should be sought before conducting security operations in any particular environment." All project reports are prepared to ensure compliance with international law. Experience Past Projects/Experience Operational experience as a deployed lawyer to conflict zones, as legal adviser in Counter Terrorism Ops, War Crimes, Diplomatic Clearances for EU Military Aircraft, Advice to NGOs and academics on military criminal law, legal impact of NGO tracking in AOR, Advice to commercial organisations dealing with MoD, Military Justice instruction to legal practitioners, International law projects on hybrid war and cyber threats, Op Planning, MoU negotiation and drafting, ROE application, interface and advice at inter-governmental level, advising government on hybrid threats, submissions to House of Commons Defence Committee and the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Presentations on IHL & Human Rights to International Military Forces, assistance to TV, radio and press, Expert reports for ICJ proceedings ... and much more. |
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After dinner speaking and school presentations can also be undertaken. If |
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