The regulatory burden placed on higher education institutions (HEIs) is significant. Bodies such as the Office for Students and the Information Commissioner’s Office have placed universities under greater scrutiny than ever before.
Making sure HEIs remain fully compliant with the plethora of regulation, civil and criminal law, is a major challenge. At the same time, civil and criminal enforcement and recovery powers can be draconian and failure to comply can be costly and severely damaging to your brand and reputation.
We help you navigate the relevant regulatory framework, and provide thorough, balanced and pragmatic advice on regulatory risk management to assist you in the management of regulatory investigations.
Our expert regulatory team, which includes several criminal lawyers, undertakes both prosecution and defence work giving us a unique understanding and ability to negotiate for clients involved in an investigations and enforcement action.
We work closely with our civil litigation colleagues who advise on any commercial disputes or civil claims for compensation that often follow with a regulatory investigation. We work closely with our clients to relieve the pressures that inevitably arise in a regulatory investigation and prosecutions.
What we offer
- Comprehensive expertise - we can advise on all regulatory matters from governance and constitutional affairs, corporate manslaughter, health and safety, food safety, environmental compliance and risk management through to reporting and investigation of serious incidents, Freedom of Information and data breaches, fraud investigations and crisis management.
- One team approach – our experienced multi-disciplinary team, including experts in regulatory compliance and enforcement, counter fraud, civil, criminal and charity law, provides a national and international one-stop shop for all your regulatory needs.
- Training – we support your professional development programmes through tailored workshops and training available to all levels within your institution
- Products – you can access our unique suite of data compliance checking products to ensure you remain fully compliant.
Why choose Browne Jacobson regulatory compliance lawyers?
We will ensure you are kept up to date with the latest regulatory changes and are fully compliant with the regulatory framework, whilst providing you with pragmatic, tailored solutions to meet your needs. For more information, please contact Andy Hopkin.