Legal Statement

  1. General

Elite Consulting is a limited liability company. Its principal place of business is at Chytron Street 14, office 502, Nicosia, 1075, Cyprus.

  1. Ethics policy

2.1 Ethics and professional standards

Elite Consulting is committed to the highest ethical and professional standards. These apply to all our people and partners. Elite Consulting people and partners are required to act professionally and in compliance with relevant laws, regulations and Bar rules.

These ethical and professional standards include:

  • acting with integrity, professionalism and fairness
  • acting in the best interests of each client, including providing a proper standard of service to our clients
  • upholding the rule of law and the proper administration of justice
  • behaving in a way that maintains the trust the public has in the provision of legal services
  • maintaining our independence

The Firm has internal policies intended to help its people comply with these standards and with relevant laws and regulations.

2.2 Anti-Corruption statement

Elite Consulting has a zero tolerance policy towards bribery and corruption. We are committed to:

  • conducting business in a manner that complies with applicable laws and is consistent with the highest ethical standards including, among other things, standards intended to prevent bribery and corruption, and
  • using our best endeavours to ensure that those who perform services for and on behalf of Elite Consulting – including employees, contractors, foreign counsel and agents – are aware of and share our commitment to conducting business ethically.

The Firm is subject to its Anti-Corruption Policy, which has been endorsed by its Managing Director. The policy is based on an assessment by Elite Consulting of the external and internal bribery risks that face us, and reflects fundamental standards that Elite Consulting expects those who perform services for us and on our behalf to abide by when acting on our behalf.

Elite Consulting will not use third parties or intermediaries to engage on its behalf in unethical practices that would be prohibited under any applicable laws if undertaken by Elite Consulting. Elite Consulting expects that all third parties and intermediaries that it engages will conduct themselves accordingly when acting on behalf or for the benefit of Elite Consulting. Elite Consulting is committed to transparency on its ethical standards and anti-bribery initiatives and has established procedures that are described in our Anti-Corruption Policy to encourage employees to report instances or allegations of policy violations. For more detailed information about our policies and procedures, please contact us.

2.3 Human Rights

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights which were unanimously endorsed by the Human Rights Council in 2011 state that all business enterprises have a responsibility to respect human rights. As a firm we have agreed to support and respect internationally recognised human rights, both as part of our commitment to the UN Global Compact and consistent with the UN Guiding Principles.

  1. Data privacy

Elite Consulting takes data privacy seriously. We have a internal policy, that we follow, which is based on EU data protection principles.  For more information see our privacy statement.

  1. Anti-money laundering policies and procedures

Our anti-money laundering (AML) policies are generally based on the highest standards that are required in the jurisdictions where we operate, and apply in relation to all of our business in all of our partner offices all over the world. The Firm conducts client due diligence enquiries on each new client and persons connected with them and conducts ongoing monitoring of existing clients. These enquiries are based on the FATF Recommendations, and the EU Third Money Laundering Directive, although if additional information is required by the local rules of any country where we are being asked to work, that information will also be obtained. Where necessary for these purposes, we seek relevant information from third party data suppliers. Where individuals have supplied personal data for this purpose we will only use it for that purpose and will keep it only as long as the relevant AML and data protection legislation requires.

  1. Complaints procedure

Elite Consulting is committed to providing its clients with commercially focused legal advice of the highest quality.  Any client who is unhappy about the advice and assistance that it receives from the Firm, including any concerns about a bill, is entitled to complain.  A copy of the Firm’s complaints procedure can be obtained from the Firm’s Managing Director. Any client who is not satisfied with the Firm’s handling of complaints may be entitled to consider the complaint.

  1. Professional indemnity insurance

Most of Elite Consulting partner entities worldwide have professional indemnity insurance cover which is in excess of any local compulsory requirements.

  1.  Copyright and Links

The materials contained on this website are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute legal or other professional advice. Neither Elite Consulting nor any its partner accepts any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information published on this site.

The materials published on this website are unless otherwise stated the copyright works of Elite Consulting or another partner entity. You may make copies of materials published which are of interest to you for your own personal use and you may provide occasional copies of individual publications (in paper or electronic form) to others for information purposes only provided that you do so free of charge. When you do make copies for yourself or others, the content of the published material and the copyright notices must remain intact, your communication of the content must not be misleading or inaccurate and a copy of this notice must accompany any copies of the materials which you provide to others. You may not republish any content or material available on our website on any other public website or alerter service without our prior written consent. You may not create a link to any part of our website, without our prior written consent, which can be requested by contacting Managing Director. No other use of the materials published on this website is permitted without the express prior written consent of Elite Consulting.

  1. Disclaimer

The information materials and opinions contained on this website are for general information purposes only, are not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice, and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances. Neither Elite Consulting nor any of its partner entity accepts any responsibility for any loss which may arise from reliance on information or materials published on this website. If you wish to find out more about the information in the materials published, please contact Elite Consulting Managing Director.