Trading Standards Investigations

Trading Standards investigations are stressful and can affect your personal and professional life. Our solicitors have years of experience in dealing with Trading Standards and can help you comply with their regulations to avoid an investigation. 

 

If you’re already under investigation, we’ll guide you through it to help you achieve a positive outcome.

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How can our solicitors help?

We can advise you if you’re:

  • Facing a potential Trading Standards investigation
  • Facing court summons or prosecution because of an investigation
  • A business owner looking to assess the risk of an investigation in future.

We have experience defending clients in investigations by:

  • The Office of Fair Trading
  • The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority
  • Local Authority Trading Standards Departments
  • The Food Standards Agency.

We’ll keep you updated with changes in Trading Standards regulations and help you comply with these changes to protect your business. We also offer advice and full legal representation if you’re already involved in an investigation.

We’ll:

  • Talk with investigating bodies to protect your interests
  • Help you prepare for any interviews
  • Prepare written statements Help you protect your business from unwanted media attention
  • Make you aware of your rights and solutions, if an investigation will impact your ability to work.
  • Our team of highly experienced lawyers are ready to listen to your concerns. You’ll get pragmatic advice and we’ll treat your situation with sensitivity and care.

Contact us today for a private consultation with no obligation to continue,

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Our team support you to navigate complexity, seize opportunity and move forward with legal clarity.

Philip Somarakis
Philip Somarakis
National Head of Regulatory & Partner

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Services in Regulatory Investigations 

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  • Trading Standards Investigations

    Our unrivalled nationwide trading standards team will ensure your investigation is complete and thorough. 

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