The growing trend of the use of civil sanctions in regulatory law
Live broadcast: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | 11:00 BST
When the safety sentencing guidelines came into force, many were concerned about that it could lead to dramatic increases in safety sentencing. They did. But while all eyes have been on the sometimes eye watering fines grabbing the headlines, in parallel we have seen more and more areas adopting civil sanctions a regulatory penalty.
While Environmental regulators were early adopters, civil sanctions can now be issued by regulators covering topics as broad as product compliance, eco design and non-automatic weighing equipment. Plus based on their 'reasonable belief' when the upcoming Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act becomes live will have the power to issue fines of up to 10% of turnover and these powers will also be central to the upcoming product safety review.
Join us to understand the changes in this area and what you need to be ready to deal with and challenge a civil penalty before they come final.
Dominic Watkins
Partner, DWF Law LLP
Join this webinar to discover:
- What are civil sanctions? How do they work? And, why should you care?
- Cases studies on usage for Environmental offences and under Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Act
- What should you do if you get a civil penalty?
- How to challenge a civil penalty.
- Why are they likely to be used more in the future.