Litigation Support Guide 2026 : UK-wide
Ranked Individuals
Provided by S-RM
S-RM’s Disputes & Investigations practice provides specialist investigative support to clients in a range of contentious situations including litigation, international arbitration, internal investigations and during a crisis. Seated between EMEA (London), the Americas (New York and Washington D.C.) and Asia (Singapore and Hong Kong), the team has acted for some of the world’s largest corporations and leading business figures, instructed either directly or through external counsel. The firm routinely works on sensitive investigations and complex legal cases, supporting clients through a combination of advanced open-source investigation, discreet human intelligence gathering, physical surveillance, and the forensic analysis of digital evidence.
The practice operates globally, leveraging S-RM’s international footprint of 9 offices and 400 employees speaking 40+ languages. It has developed a particular reputation for supporting high-value disputes with a nexus in Russia/CIS (particularly Ukraine), the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa. Global asset recovery is a core skill within the D&I practice, from early-stage recoverability analysis to the enforcement of judgments and awards. In this context, S-RM routinely investigates sovereigns and SOEs, providing political insight and intelligence to support arguments around sovereign immunity and alter ego.
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S-RM is an intelligence and cybersecurity consultancy with a dedicated disputes and investigations practice. It regularly advises on litigation, international arbitration, internal investigations and fraud-related investigations.
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Our client has been highly impressed by S-RM's focus on actionable intelligence, its creativeness in going beyond the normal public record data to construct a complete picture and its responsiveness to feedback.
S-RM provides highly effective and pragmatic support.
S-RM is really good at what it does. It really delivers results in difficult circumstance.
S-RM stands out for its depth of expertise, strategic insight and collaborative approach.
S-RM is responsive and has the ability to quote promptly on any brief. The firm also has unique insights and frequently makes suggestions on investigative steps in any given review. Put another way, this is the vendor to use for more challenging reviews where some degree of thinking outside the box is required. S-RM also has quite unique data research capabilities and brings to bear novel technology and techniques.
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Marcus is extremely sophisticated actor with unique expertise and insights.
Marcus is an expert in his field. He is client-friendly and quick to adapt to any changing situations.
Marcus is outstanding. He's thoughtful, creative and really easy both to work and get along with.
Septimus Knox is a director in S-RM's disputes and investigations practice and an expert on matters relating to Russia and the CIS. He regularly advises international law firms, corporations and business people across the finance, commodities and extractive industries.
Septimus has assisted on a range of complex litigation matters and is incredibly responsive, able to deal with curveballs and deliver high quality support every time.
Septimus combines deep expertise with strong commercial awareness and a client-focused approach. He consistently delivers work of the highest standard, providing actionable insights tailored to our clients’ industries. He is highly responsive and proactive, he efficiently addresses additional questions and his approachable, engaging manner makes working with him genuinely enjoyable.
Septimus is highly responsive and solution-oriented.
Business Intelligence & Investigations
Business Intelligence & Investigations
Provided by S-RM
Septimus Knox
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Practice area: Business Intelligence & Investigations
Location: USA - Nationwide
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