Regulatory & governance services

Respond to risk

Running a business is a risky undertaking – businesses operate within complex regulatory frameworks and with that comes risk. You might face regulatory investigations or crisis scenarios, and in those situations, decisions need to be made quickly. You need to protect your interests and minimise any fall-out from enforcement authorities, litigation or reputationally in the marketplace. This is where we can help. We can give you practical advice to help you effectively address the risks, assess your options, protect your reputation and ensure financial and operational stability. When an incident occurs, early intervention, quality advice and long-term support can stop an investigation from escalating or massively reduce its impact and cost.

Our nationwide team have significant experience and expertise to provide immediate strategies and solutions. We guide our clients through regulatory investigations and will always try to persuade the investigating authority not to prosecute. In the event that a prosecution does proceed, we support our clients through that process and represent their interests in court.

Recover from risk

Once the outcome of an incident is known, whether following an investigation, enforcement action or other regulatory process, businesses often need support managing the consequences and ensuring the business can bounce back. Our expert team work with businesses on an ongoing basis after an incident, to implement an effective recovery strategy which builds on lessons learned to prevent reoccurrence. We seek to ensure that the company’s risk management systems are robust and provide recommendations and guidance on improving ongoing operations.

Mitigate risk

Once the dust has settled, the last thing most businesses want to do is spend any more time than they need to on a crisis. But that’s exactly the time to work with our experts to proactively identify gaps in processes, training and culture across the business, to reduce the likelihood of other incidents occurring.
 
In today’s business environment, it is imperative to think strategically and proactively to identify potential risks before they develop into crises. We offer a comprehensive, bespoke risk review service to help to interpret regulations, look for gaps, conduct stress testing and assess a business’s response across all key regulatory risk areas. We are always horizon scanning to identify potential threats and help you build long-term operational resilience.

Why choose Gateley?

• Our team has over 30 years of experience acting for a range of businesses when a regulatory issue arises (including FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 businesses, other blue-chip companies and household names) across a range of sectors (inc. health and safety, environmental, safeguarding, fire safety/ cladding, and food product safety).
• We support our clients at every stage, from the initial incident or complaint, during the investigation and through any enforcement and prosecution that follows. 
• We take a straight-forward, common-sense approach. Our team focuses on the needs and drivers of our clients’ businesses, so that we can achieve the best commercial and practical outcomes for our clients.
• We can also provide training and review your processes and procedures to help you build long-term operational resilience.
• Our clients repeatedly return to us because our success rate in this area is unrivalled.