No matter what industry you operate in and, regardless of the size of your organisation, you will be subject to regulatory requirements.  Regulatory authorities are becoming increasingly proactive and aggressive in exercising their powers and, in turn, undertaking investigations and prosecutions.

Fee Langstone is a specialist in regulatory defence matters.  Our team has extensive experience in addressing, defending, and resolving regulatory investigations and prosecutions.

We have handled some of the largest, most complex matters for clients, which include insurers and their insured clients, large multi-national corporate entities and private individuals.

We are highly skilled at working with our clients to provide legal and commercial strategic advice before, and during, a regulatory investigation and during litigation.  We are also very experienced in assisting organisations to review and/or draft internal policies and procedures to ensure their compliance with the regulatory requirements within which they must operate.

Our work highlights

• Successful litigation to force the withdrawal of a prosecution under the Gambling Act against an individual;

• Successfully defending clients regarding workplace fatalities;

• Commerce Commission investigations – including issues such as alleged price fixing and misleading advertising;

• Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – investigations and prosecutions;

• Resource Management Act – investigations, prosecutions and sentencing;

• Real Estate Agents Authority – investigations and disciplinary actions; and

• Health and Safety at Work Act - investigations, prosecutions and sentencing.

Brad Alcorn