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Trading Standards Fraud Prosecuting Authorities
The Competition and Markets Authority took over the role of the Office of Fair Trading in 2014. Some of the areas it governs include the Competitions Act and cartels, consumer protection and markets. Unlike the local authority trading standards offices who handle affairs within their respective geographical locations, the CMA handles cases on a national scale such as pyramid promotional schemes, civil cartels involving anti-competitive pricing and payday lending.
Prosecuting authorities tasked with enforcing regulation and legislation in trading standards fraud include:
- Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Local Authority Trading Standards Offices
- Food Standards Agency (FSA)
- Financial Conduct Authority
- The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Authority.
Trading Standards
The scope of Trading Standards is vast. Most commonly they represent the Local Authority in dealing with and reacting to ever-evolving legislation in a wide range of areas. The prime focus is the enforcement of consumer-related legislation. Originally known as the Weights and Measures Department tasked with a policing a fairly small field, their work has expanded to police and regulatory legislation created by the government.
Trading Standards have a more general economic purpose. Their role is not simply to police individuals or businesses but instead, guide them through the regulatory framework and remove any individuals that seek to damage legitimate commerce by acting outside the regulations.
Trading Standards exist to ensure that the consumer receives the fairest price and service and is present to prevent legitimate businesses from being disadvantaged by rogue trading companies or individuals.
What areas are covered by Trading Standards?
Trading Standards have expanded their role to a wide variety of areas. These are some of the common areas they oversee:
- Consumer safety
- Counterfeit goods
- Product labelling
- Weights and measures
- Under-age sales
- Animal welfare
If you believe you are breaching Trading Standards regulations, get in touch with our team of fraud barristers for advice.

Barristers
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Head of Chambers
Simon Bickler QC
Call: 1988
Silk: 2011
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Nigel Sangster QC
Call: 1976
Silk: 1998
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Richard Barraclough QC
Call: 1980
Silk: 2003
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Simon Myerson QC
Call: 1986
Silk: 2003
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Bryan Cox QC
Call: 1979
Silk: 2005
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Associate Tenant
Jane Bewsey QC
Call: 1986
Silk: 2010
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Sam Green QC
Call: 1998
Silk: 2015
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John Harrison QC
Call: 1994
Silk: 2016
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Jonathan Sandiford QC
Call: 1992
Silk: 2020
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Associate Tenant
Cameron Brown QC
Call: 1998
Silk: 2020
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Members
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Jeremy Barnett
Call: 1980
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Philip Standfast
Call: 1980
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Nikki Saxton
Call: 1992
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Robert Smith
Call: 1995
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Derek Duffy
Call: 1997
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Nicholas Worsley
Call: 1998
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Alasdair Campbell
Call: 1999
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Denise Breen-Lawton
Call: 2000
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Andrew Stranex
Call: 2000
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Jane Brady
Call: 2001
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James Bourne-Arton
Call: 2001
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Sasha Bailey
Call: 2002
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Danielle Graham
Call: 2003
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Hal Watson
Call: 2003
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James Lake
Call: 2005
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Andrew Nixon
Call: 2006
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Helen Chapman
Call: 2006
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Voldi Welch
Call: 2008
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Hannah Hinton
Call: 2008
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Angus MacDonald
Call: 2009
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Sophie Mitchell
Call: 2010
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Hannah Lynch
Call: 2011
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Stephen Flint
Call: 2012
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George Hazel-Owram
Call: 2012
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Kristina Goodwin
Call: 2013
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Stephen Elphick
Call: 2014
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Charlie Greenwood
Call: 2015
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Frances Pencheon
Call: 2015
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Jessica Heggie
Call: 2017
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Temitayo Dasaolu
Call: 2018
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Ayman Khokhar
Call: 2018
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Harry Crowson
Call: 2019
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Emma Handley
Call: 2019
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