Regulatory Law
Businesses are bound and regulated by many different areas of legislation, enforced by specialist regulatory bodies. Of course, these regulations serve important purposes; they provide important protections for consumers, for the environment and for the business’ own employees.
However, this doesn’t mean that regulations are always easy to follow. They can be complex, multi-faceted and in some cases hard to pin down with specifics, and this often makes a company’s regulatory obligations hard to navigate and to keep track of effectively.
For this reason, it is often necessary for businesses to seek the advice of a qualified and experienced legal expert in managing their regulatory compliance. In my career as a regulatory barrister, I have made this one of the key areas of the law on which I have focused, building up a large and varied portfolio of experience in helping companies comply with the demands of regulators as well as helping to defend them if regulators are taking action against them. I offer the same services as traditional regulatory solicitors, however I can also act as your regulatory barrister by representing you in court.
If you require services offered by typical regulatory lawyers as well as an experienced barrister then please contact my clerk and ask for Stuart Jessop on 0207 797 8408 or info@stuartjessopbarrister.co.uk.
The main areas of regulation in which regulatory solicitors can provide expert help and assistance are:
Information Law
Stuart is able to advise and represent individuals, public bodies or commercial or other organisations on a range of information law matters including:
- GDPR
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Environmental Information Regulations 2004
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights
Health and Safety
Health and safety regulations govern many aspects of a business. Just a few examples include the nature of its premises, the way it operates at “ground level” and the training received by staff who are carrying out potentially risky activities. Health and safety responsibilities are also owed to members of the public and anyone else who may visit your premises. I can help you in responding to allegations of Health and Safety breaches. My regulatory practice also involves a significant amount of work with Food Safety issues (please see under ‘Consumer Law’).
Consumer Law
The law is there to protect people, and over the past few years and even decades it has taken a lot of new steps to protect the consumer. For even the most caring and honest businesses, however, there is one downside to this extensive portfolio of protections; the resulting laws are complicated.
Food Law
Food Law
Food can be big business, whether it’s served for on-site consumption or packaged and sold for customers to take home. However, food is also something that absolutely must be entirely safe and suitable for consumption, and therefore it is an area which is subject to strict and sometimes complicated regulations.
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