Trading Standards

Over the last decade we have seen a steady increase in the number of prosecutions led by Trading Standards, along with other related government investigatory teams such as the Official Receiver and the DBIS (Department for Business Innovation and Skills).

If you are currently under investigation by Trading Standards or another government body, contact us now at Aticus Law.

Trading Standards investigations

Trading Standards may initiate an investigation into your conduct for all sorts of reasons. A complaint may be made from a member of the public, or a Trading Standards officer may even have interacted with your business while ‘undercover’. If this has led to any suspicion of wrongdoing, an investigation will be launched.

Trading Standards deals with a wide range of issues, including:

• Animal welfare
• Counterfeit goods
• Consumer rights
• Faulty workmanship
• Food safety
• Food labelling and descriptions
• Misleading advertising
• Misrepresentation

Speak to our solicitors

Whatever the reason for the Trading Standards investigation, we are here to help you. We recommend that you contact us as soon as you realise that an investigation is underway.

Our extensive experience of these prosecutions, coupled with our in-depth knowledge of the prosecuting authorities’ practises and procedures, means that our solicitors are always one step ahead in the prosecution process.

Criminal prosecutions are daunting, life-changing events. At Aticus Law, we will guide you through the whole process, keeping you well-advised, well-informed and well-positioned throughout.