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Our regulatory defence solicitors are based in firms and locations throughout the country and can help you consider your rights, options and obligations in relation to regulatory local authority investigations. This is true whether you are a small local trader, a medium-sized enterprise or a larger corporation.

Furthermore, because all of our regulatory defence solicitors are signatory to the Oratto Member Lawyer Code, you can be assured of the following when choosing one of our specialists:

  • Efficiency
  • Integrity
  • Objectivity
  • Accountability
  • Openness and transparency
  • Honesty
  • Leadership

Local authority investigations

Local authorities have the power to investigate a vast number of suspected and alleged regulatory offences. These range from food safety to fly tipping and may also include trading standards or educational offences.

Oratto's regulatory defence solicitors can help you uphold your rights and interests while also ensuring that you are not the victim of an erroneous or overzealous prosecution. Our solicitors' areas of expertise include the following:

  • Regulatory compliance advice
  • Regulatory policy drafting
  • Prosecution defence
  • Appeals against abatement, improvement and prohibition notices
  • Interviews under caution
  • Challenges
  • Responding to regulator complaints and enquiries

Furthermore, many of our regulatory defence solicitors specialise in the following areas of regulatory work:

  • Environmental prosecutions
  • Care Quality Commission prosecutions
  • Health & Safety Executive investigations

Oratto's regulatory defence solicitors

Local authorities are charged with investigating and prosecuting many regulatory offences. Unfortunately, the financial and reputational impact of these regulatory investigations can be severe.

Oratto's specialist regulatory defence solicitors can help you manage all the issues associated with local authority investigations so that you can preserve the reputation and interests of your business.

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