Business & Regulatory Advice
Getting the basics wrong in your business can lead to far more complicated problems, so our Regulatory team is here to help you make sure you have the right legal underpinning for your ambitions.
Key Business Regulatory services
- Competition law compliance
- Advice on prize competitions and free draws and lotteries
- Advice on rules regulating advertising and marketing
- Ad hoc advice on product regulation
- Corporate governance
- Data protection compliance
- Advice on consumer law, including distance selling, unfair commercial practices and unfair terms
Work examples
- Advising a trade body in the software industry on compliance with competition law and EU rules on horizontal agreements.
- Advising on exclusivity provisions and restrictions in commercial agreements.
- Advising clients various clients on terms and conditions for a free prize draw.
- Advising on the application of REACH to certain chemicals used by one of our clients, and advising on the application of the EU regulation on cosmetics to another of our clients.
- Advising clients on conflicts of interests and good corporate governance
In-House Counsel
Our team of experienced lawyers is well-equipped to support you in various ways. Whether you require advice on a specific issue, additional resources due to capacity constraints, or a second opinion, we are here to help. Explore our legal counsel page for more information and details on our schedule of seminars, specifically designed for in-house counsel.
How we work with you
Whilst based in the South of England, Paris Smith acts for businesses and families throughout the UK. Technology has enabled us to provide a high level of service to our clients whether they are local to our offices or not. Our advice can be given in many ways:
- Over the telephone
- Via video conferencing
- In face to face meetings
We will talk through how you would like to be contacted and the best ways for us to meet in our early conversations with you.