Talk from the TSI conference in Edinburgh

Gough Square again take a Stand at TSI conference in Edinburgh 15th - 17th June - Geraint Howells gives a talk on the Reform of Consumer Contract Law. View PowerPoint presentation.

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Areas of Practice

Trading Standards

Trading Standards
Members of chambers act for businesses, individuals and enforcement agencies across the full range of trading standards matters, including trade descriptions, misleading price indications, weights and measures, trademark infringement and under-age sales. We have particular expertise in applications for orders under the Enterprise Act 2002. Our involvement includes both representation at court and advice on preparation of cases and due diligence systems.

Reported cases in which members of chambers have been involved recently include
R (Stoddart) v. Oxford Justices (2005) 168 JP 683 [and ....].

Works written by members of chambers include:
- Atkin’s Court Forms on Consumer Protection (Butterworths’ – July 2008)
- The Enforcement of Regulatory Offences (Sweet & Maxwell, 1998)
and contributions to Current Law.

Chambers takes a stand at the TSI Conference annually and members regularly give lectures at the Mini-Theatre sessions at the conference. For details of our attendance at this year’s conference please visit our News page.

Please click the following links for further details of the members of chambers who specialise in trading standards:

Fred Philpott, Claire Andrews, William Hibbert, Jonathan Goulding, Iain Macdonald, Sandra McCalla, Simon Popplewell, Kate Urell, James Ross, Ruth Bala

“Gough Square Chambers remain the pre-eminent set for all aspects of consumer law litigation and advice”
Legal 500 Directory 2008