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Regulation

More and more businesses have to deal with regulators, from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Environment Agency (EA) to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).  Professional individuals also face regulatory interventions on a frequent basis from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to any one of the 10 health and care regulators.  Greater regulation brings greater demands on you and your business and we can help you to deal with the difficulties that can present.

Our Experience

We bring together a formidable team of experts with experience across the regulatory landscape, from health safety and environmental issues to cyber security and data protection, as well as expertise in pensions and financial services regulation.

We know that regulatory compliance is complex, but we will help you to comply and we are available when problems arise, to support you through investigations and during the enforcement process.  Our experts regularly advocate in coroners’ and magistrates’ courts and have advocated in the Higher Courts; we also advise on and attend cautioned interviews with our clients.

Heath Thomas

Partner, Head of Insurance, Risk and Regulatory and Thames Valley Office

Direct Dial: +44 3301 075 810
Mobile: +44 7966 492 929

Will I go to jail?

This will be less likely in cases where a company, rather than an individual, is prosecuted. We’ll always advise individual clients as soon as possible if there’s potential for a custodial sentence, but we’ll do whatever we can to avoid it.

What will it cost my business?

When we take your case, we’ll provide details of the likely costs of defence and prosecution, the likely fine in the event of conviction, and the potential costs of investigating and defending any prosecution.

How can I resolve the issue as quickly as possible?

Be honest with us, and we’ll provide practical advice on the prospects of successfully defending any prosecution. If there is little or no chance of success, we’ll propose the quickest and most cost-effective way of concluding the prosecution.

How can we help you?

Our Clients

We work for businesses of all sizes across a wide range of sectors, because regulation is so far-reaching – from heavy industry manufacturers and construction and property developers to farmers and regulated professionals.

The key to our approach is a personal one – we get to know you and your business so that we can find the solution that makes the most commercial sense for you.

 

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