“The ‘dominant’ set for consumer, food, and trading standards matters” – Legal 500
Gough Square Chambers has been a market leader in Food Law for over 30 years and was a founding member of the Food Law Group in 1990. Members of Chambers write a number of the leading practitioner texts, including Butterworths Law of Food and Drugs (edited in Chambers for over 20 years).
Members of Chambers have appeared in some of the most significant food cases, from the High Court to the Supreme Court. Members are regularly instructed in regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions, and civil enforcement proceedings concerning food products, food safety, food labelling, and the marketing of food and food supplements.
Members advise on a wide range of issues affecting the food and food supplements sectors, including product classification, novel foods authorisation, health and nutrition claims, food labelling, and advertising.
Members of Chambers include some of the Bar’s leading experts on Cannabidiol (CBD) regulation. Chambers represented the CBD industry before the EU Commission inquiry on CBD in 2019 and has subsequently acted for UK CBD retailers in challenging decisions taken by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and local authorities.
Chambers’ expertise in food regulation sits within its broader market-leading life sciences and consumer regulatory practice. A number of Members are ranked by Chambers & Partners as leading practitioners in Life Sciences Regulatory work.