Regulatory & Trading Law
The host of regulators from central and local government and the growing number of agencies with enforcement functions and statutory powers, pose a challenge to businesses today.
Environmental responsibilities and the safety and welfare of individuals feature high on today's list of corporate priorities. Legislation has become more complex in the drive to provide greater safeguards - the proper disposal of waste; the cleaning up of contaminated land; compliance with standards and licences; ensuring safety in the workplace; providing proper health and safety training for staff- all are areas where failure is costly. Equally compliance with trading standards and consumer protection laws, in relation to issues such as product safety, trade descriptions, labelling and product pricing is an important business necessity.
Our national Regulatory Team, comprising highly experienced advisers, represents clients in their dealings with regulators. We have expertise in matters involving Trading Standards Authorities, Food Safety Authorities, Environmental Protection, Planning Authorities and the Health and Safety Enforcement Authorities.
To assist clients, we have developed an incident management scheme capable of providing emergency assistance. If requested, we will attend the scene of industrial accidents and any search or formal interview to give effective advice.
We assist clients in risk management, crisis management and damage limitation, sharing our experience and advice at times when both are most needed.
We act for major retailers, manufacturers, engineers and food processors as well as companies in the leisure, chemicals, technology, construction, engineering, energy and utilities sectors.
