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Blake Lapthorn's team advises on both contentious and non-contentious food law matters and has expertise and experience in providing assistance and advice to all types of food business from small individually owned food businesses to large multinational companies, whatever their position in the food chain.

We offer pro-active compliance advice on current and forthcoming legislation, audit and review programmes and advice during product development.

Our team also has considerable experience in advising and representing clients being investigated or prosecuted by the enforcing authorities. We represent clients at interviews, liaise with the authorities with the emphasis on avoiding prosecution where possible and minimising publicity, and represent clients in court. We defend clients in relation to a wide range of food law matters including food safety, food hygiene and food labelling cases.

We also have experience in transactional work providing corporate support and advising in relation to due diligence issues and grooming companies for sale.

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For more information, please contact Jane Hanney, food law specialist in Blake Lapthorn's Business Regulatory team on 023 8090 8090 or email jane.hanney@bllaw.co.uk.