Private enquiries
Consultation details are treated as private business information and used to understand, assess and respond to the requirement. Access should be limited to people who reasonably need the information for that purpose.
Off-market information
Exact addresses, ownership details, pricing, documents and confidential materials may be withheld from public pages. Access may depend on qualification, authority to act, proof of capacity and appropriate confidentiality arrangements.
Need-to-know disclosure
Where an enquiry progresses, relevant information may need to be shared with authorised team members, owners, counterparties or independent professional advisers. The amount shared should be proportionate to the agreed evaluation or transaction purpose.
Mutual discretion
Clients and counterparties receiving private information are expected to protect it, avoid unauthorised copying or distribution and use it only for the purpose for which access was granted.
Legal and authorised disclosure
Confidentiality is subject to applicable law, court orders, regulatory requirements, fraud prevention, professional obligations and authorised disclosure necessary to progress an agreed mandate.
Security of communications
Reasonable care is used when handling private correspondence, but ordinary email and internet communication cannot be guaranteed completely secure. Particularly sensitive documents may require a separately agreed transfer method.
Not a standalone NDA
This website statement describes our general approach but does not create a mutual non-disclosure agreement. Where a transaction or relationship requires binding confidentiality obligations, the parties should enter into a separate written agreement.
Retention and return
Confidential material may be retained where reasonably required for an enquiry, mandate, record, dispute, security or legal obligation. Specific return, destruction or continuing confidentiality requirements should be addressed in the relevant written agreement.