Consumer Protection
Ashfords has considerable experience of consumer protection issues, acting for both consumers and suppliers who have consumer protection issues, and for businesses in connection with product safety issues and product recalls. Our team is recognised for its depth of resources and practical commercial approach and can help you find the most effective resolution to your dispute or issue.
Many local and national clients, ranging from private individuals to business start-ups and established companies benefit, from our practical approach to consumer protection issues.
Work handled includes:
- Advising in respect of defective goods;
- Product liability claims;
- Advising in respect of product safety issues and product recalls;
- Warranty claims;
- Mediation of disputes; and
- Advising businesses on their terms of business, so as to minimise the risk of falling foul of consumer protection legislation.
Recent work undertaken includes:
- Advising clients on product safety issues and product recalls;
- Advising clients on defective products supplied to them and their rights and remedies; and
- Liaising, on behalf of clients, with Trading Standards.
Hailed as "one of the standout firms in the region," Ashfords assists both public and private sector clients with a range of dispute resolution issues ... "authoritative and efficient - the lawyers know how to strike the right note when dealing with complex matters."
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession, 2009 Edition