16.1 Duty of Confidentiality
We confirm that where you provide us with confidential information, we shall at all times keep it secure and confidential, both during and after this engagement, except:
* Where required by law,
* As permitted by regulatory, ethical, or professional obligations,
* As outlined in our Privacy Notice.
16.2 Acting for Competing Clients
You agree that if we act for other clients who are or may become your competitors, it will be sufficient for us to take such steps as we deem appropriate to preserve the confidentiality of your information. These may include applying the same procedures we use to protect our own confidential information.
16.3 Acting for Adverse Interests
Where we act for clients whose interests may be adverse to yours, we will implement additional safeguards such as:
* Separate engagement teams,
* Physical separation of teams,
* Access-restricted storage and information control measures.
You agree that such safeguards are adequate to manage any real risk of confidentiality being compromised.
16.4 Subcontractors
We may, from time to time, subcontract work on your affairs to qualified professionals. All subcontractors are bound by strict confidentiality obligations equivalent to those binding our employees. If your data will be transferred outside our systems or externally processed, we will notify you in advance unless the subcontractor is operating under our internal safeguards.
16.5 Use of External and Cloud-Based Systems
We may utilise secure external or cloud-based systems in the delivery of our services. We will ensure that such use does not compromise the confidentiality of your data.
16.6 Supplement to Data Protection Obligations
This clause operates in addition to our obligations under data protection laws as set out in our Privacy Notice.
Effective Date: 24 July 2025