Consulting
Error vel ignorantia juris non excusat is a roman phrase meaning «Ignorance of the law does not exempt from liability» – this postulate has been fixed in practically all legal systems since ancient times. In the twenty-first century, however, the law had become so pervasive in everyday life that even professional lawyers could no longer know all the laws. For example, almost two million laws and other regulations are officially registered in our country, imagine the hard time you are going to have exploring and understanding them all. It may also be difficult for a subject without a higher legal education, practical experience and knowledge of law enforcement to grasp the intricacies of legal regulations. Often, regulations may contradict one another, have gaps, are imprecise or even completely detached from real life. In our practice, as a result of the constantly changing legal regulatory environment, a company did not comply with the requirements of the Ministry of Emergency Situations upon installation of new industrial equipment. Ten years later, a pressure receptacle exploded in the workplace, killing two workers and injuring another seriously, in addition, property damage of more than $1 million was caused to the property of the entity itself and to third parties. As a result, a criminal investigation was initiated against the founder and the CEO, which was investigated for more than a year. This story has a happy end: our team managed to successfully dismiss the criminal investigation, having proved that there was no connection between the violation and the explosion. However it cost a significant amount of money and nerves to the company’s management. There are many examples like that in our practice. Many problems could be avoided if a legal opinion was requested before managerial decisions were made.
Our company is capable to thoroughly study all the nuances of the subject, to identify and evaluate the associated legal and operational risks and to give the client precise recommendations or to draw up a step by step action plan. The cost of such a service would be more than offset by the losses that could be avoided through legally correct actions.