Trading standards solicitors

Get expert advice and support with trading standards investigations

Trading standards law is a complex field, governed by a variety of pieces of legislation and the nature of the investigation being undertaken can vary enormously. Our team of experienced trading standards lawyers has extensive experience of a wide variety of trading standards matters and can support you through every stage of the process to avoid a potential prosecution and secure the best result for you and your business.

Our specialist team of trading standards solicitors has many years of experience in defending businesses facing trading standards investigations and prosecutions.

Our expertise includes advising clients on safe products, trade descriptions, fair trading, sale of age-restricted products and consumer rights in sectors ranging from food to DIY products.

Why choose our trading standards solicitors?

We can help you ensure that what is required of your business is fair and assist you in reaching compliance to ensure minimal disruption to your business. We can assist you in obtaining appropriate testing and provide guidance and support in relation to the powers of the regulators to enter premises, seize goods and gather evidence. Representation can be provided at interviews under caution and, in the event that a decision is taken to prosecute your business, we can assist you to maximise your chances of winning your case.

Examples of work conducted by our trading standards solicitors

Some of our recent cases have involved:

Advising in relation to the strength of imported ladders following a Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths report.
Advising in relation to an international shoe retailer’s advertising.
Advising in relation to the trade description of a unique sealant product.
Representing a company at court charged with selling unsafe hand sanitiser in contravention of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
Representing online sellers of alleged counterfeit Apple products, in breach of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
Successfully represented a distributor of car parts at court in relation to an application by Trading Standards to seize and forfeit alleged counterfeit stock valued at over £300,000.