“The ‘dominant’ set for consumer, food, and trading standards matters” – Legal 500
“The set boasts one of the deepest benches in the area and is frequently instructed in the most significant matters of the day.” – Chambers & Partners
Gough Square Chambers is widely recognised as the leading set in Trading Standards enforcement, acting in many of the most significant investigations and prosecutions brought by local authorities and National Trading Standards teams.
Chambers’ work frequently involves complex multi-defendant prosecutions concerning unfair commercial practices, misleading advertising, pricing practices, and large-scale consumer fraud. Members are regularly instructed in matters involving extensive financial investigation, digital trading activity, and cross-border consumer markets. Members also advise at the pre-investigation and investigative stages, assisting businesses in responding to regulatory engagement and enforcement action.
Barristers at all levels of seniority have been involved in many of the leading Trading Standards cases of the past three decades. Members include authors and editors of the leading practitioner text Consumer and Trading Standards: Law and Practice (the Pink Book). Chambers also publishes the Consumer and Trading Law Reports (CTLC).