Providing clear direction on product liability and compliance for over twenty years, our product liability and compliance lawyers are well adapted to supporting leading brands with product compliance, safety and stewardship matters including regulatory investigations, inquiries and product recalls.

Our team of specialist lawyers offer in-depth advice at all stages of the product life cycle, from ethical raw material sourcing to advertising and marketing, through to regulatory investigations and supply chain disputes, our lawyers will support and guide you through it all. It is important to us that we ensure our client’s reputation and success is maintained. 

Clients of our product compliance & liability law team

We provide comprehensive product liability and compliance advice to a variety of businesses operating in diverse sectors, ranging from local to multinational organisations, including:

  • Automotive and transportation
  • Chemical 
  • Cosmetic
  • Electronics
  • Household goods and home improvement
  • Fashion and retail
  • Food and hospitality
  • Pharmaceutical and healthcare.

Product compliance & liability law services

Providing support to both national and international businesses, we work hard to understand each client’s individual objectives within the sector they work in order to help them succeed in all aspects of product regulation and compliance from the get-go. Drawing on experience from a wide variety of backgrounds, our compliance lawyers are able to offer the very best legal services including:

  • Ensuring clients are up to date and in line with current product compliance and regulations
  • Advising in respect of regulatory investigations, inquiries and product recalls
  • Assisting with developing supplier due diligence policies and procedures
  • Supporting clients with supply chain disputes and claims
  • Ensuring product quality and safety control policies and procedures are in place
  • Advising on all aspects of product regulation including product launches, marketing claims, labelling, and UKCA and CE marking issues
  • Offering guidance on the sustainable sourcing of raw materials for products and subsequent environmental responsibilities
  • Responding to public and Select Committee inquiries relating to product to product compliance, safety and stewardship, and supply chain matters.

Working closely with our clients to better understand their needs and expectations means that clients are able to benefit from our exceptional knowledge and collaborative approach in order to achieve optimum results.

If you’re a business in need of legal support and advice on any range of product compliance and liability issues, get in touch with our excellent team of regulatory and compliance lawyers here at Womble Bond Dickinson to find out how we can help you today.

Examples of work

Here are some examples of our product compliance and liability experience in advising a number of clients:

  • Numerous retailers and manufacturers in relation to changes following Brexit including UKCA marking issues
  • A national retailer in respect of concerns regarding the safety of various consumer products including chemical products, furniture and other household items and potential withdrawal and/or recall
  • Various organisations in respect of environmental obligations relating to waste packaging, waste electrical goods and batteries
  • Cosmetics brands in respect of the compliance with the requirements of UK and EU cosmetics legislation 
  • Manufacturers in relation to product claims and defending complaints regarding alleged non-compliant/misleading claims
  • A FTSE 100 company in relation to the compliance of COVID-related PPE in the context of a multi-million pound claim against the supplier
  • A European retail group in respect of its proposed quality assurance and compliance procedures, including preparing practical guidance to assist with the drafting of a quality manual
  • A variety of UK retailers in relation to test purchases undertaken by local authority trading standards departments relating to the safety and compliance of consumer products
  • Various businesses in relation to compliance with the UK and EU Timber Regulations including drafting policies and guidance for use by the business.

Your product matters. You’ve taken it from a spark of an idea to a full-blown reality. It’s been a labour of love taking time and careful planning, and requiring the perfect team. 

But managing regulations – like product safety, environmental standards, and post-Brexit rules – can feel like swimming against a powerful current.

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Take it from us

You need a specialist team that knows the ins and outs of product regulation and compliance. A one-stop-shop for everything from product launches and marketing claims to labelling, UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) and CE marking, sustainable sourcing, and environmental responsibilities. You’ll receive support in developing rock-solid supplier due diligence as well as quality and safety control policies.

Your product compliance and liability team

Whether it’s a Select Committee grilling or a supply chain holdup, our team is ready to protect your reputation. With a proven track record in handling product recalls, regulatory investigations, prosecutions, and public inquiries, you can depend on our expertise like our clients already do – ranging from local heroes to global giants in the automotive, chemical, cosmetic, electronics, household goods, home improvement, fashion, and food sectors.

In need of a product compliance and liability lawyer? Look no further.
At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
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The proof's in our experience

  • National retailers on consumer product safety, including potential recalls
  • Organisations on environmental obligations for microplastics, waste packaging, electrical goods, and batteries
  • Household name retail brands in relation to product-related advertising claims and defending against misleading claims
  • A FTSE 100 company on COVID-related PPE compliance, in a multi-million-pound claim against the supplier
  • UK retailers on local authority trading standards test purchases for product safety and compliance
  • Businesses on compliance with UK and EU Timber Regulations, including drafting policies and guidance.
Testimonials

"Notable expertise in product liability mandates including product safety issues, compliance work and product recalls." 

Legal 500 2021