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OUR SERVICES

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ABOUT OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT

The Crown Power Legal Department serves as the dedicated legal division for Crown Power Energy Systems Ltd. Our team of experienced legal professionals provides comprehensive legal support across all business operations, ensuring compliance, mitigating risk, and protecting the company's interests.

OUR SERVICES

Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

  • Ensuring organisational adherence to all applicable UK laws, regulations, and ethical standards

  • Monitoring changes in UK legislation and providing strategic advice on their impact

  • Developing and implementing compliance programmes and procedures

  • Overseeing internal policies and controls to identify legal and regulatory risks

  • Implementing solutions to address compliance challenges

  • Managing regulatory investigations and responses

Diversity and Equality

  • Ensuring compliance with the Equality Act 2010 and related employment legislation

  • Developing and implementing diversity and inclusion policies and procedures

  • Advising on reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and service users

  • Preventing discrimination based on protected characteristics

  • Conducting equality impact assessments for new policies and procedures

  • Addressing workplace harassment and discrimination complaints

Human Rights

  • Ensuring compliance with the Human Rights Act 1998 and European Convention on Human Rights

  • Advising on privacy rights and data protection under Article 8

  • Ensuring fair treatment in accordance with Article 6 (right to a fair trial)

  • Protecting freedom of expression and association rights in the workplace

  • Implementing safeguards against discriminatory practices

  • Advising on proportionality when rights must be balanced against other legal obligations

European Law Compliance

  • Navigating the post-Brexit legal landscape including the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

  • Ensuring compliance with retained EU law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018

  • Monitoring developments in EU law that may affect UK business operations

  • Advising on cross-border legal matters with EU member states

  • Ensuring compliance with applicable EU regulations for goods and services exported to the EU

  • Managing dual regulatory compliance where applicable

UK and European Quality Standards

  • Ensuring compliance with British Standards (BS) and European Standards (EN)

  • Maintaining ISO certifications (such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001)

  • Advising on CE and UKCA marking requirements for products

  • Ensuring compliance with sector-specific quality standards and regulations

  • Managing quality assurance processes from a legal perspective

  • Advising on legal implications of quality management systems

Legal Advice and Counsel

  • Providing legal advice to management and other departments on a wide range of issues

  • Assisting with strategic planning and decision-making by providing legal insights

  • Representing the organisation in legal proceedings, including litigation and regulatory investigations

  • Offering practical, business-focused legal solutions

  • Conducting legal research and providing opinions on complex legal matters

  • Developing legal strategies that align with business objectives

Contract Management

  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts to ensure they are legally sound

  • Protecting the organisation's commercial interests in all agreements

  • Managing the lifecycle of contracts, from negotiation to termination

  • Ensuring compliance with contractual obligations

  • Creating and maintaining standard contract templates

  • Advising on contract disputes and resolution strategies

Risk Management

  • Identifying and assessing legal and regulatory risks facing the organisation

  • Developing and implementing strategies to mitigate legal risks

  • Protecting the organisation's reputation and assets

  • Conducting legal audits and due diligence

  • Implementing early warning systems for potential legal issues

  • Creating risk management frameworks and protocols

Health and Safety

  • Ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and related regulations

  • Advising on risk assessments and safe systems of work

  • Managing health and safety policies and procedures to meet legal obligations

  • Handling RIDDOR reporting requirements

  • Liaising with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities

  • Providing training and guidance on health and safety legal requirements

Debt Collection

  • Ensuring compliance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998

  • Managing debt recovery in accordance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims

  • Advising on County Court and High Court procedures for debt recovery

  • Ensuring adherence to FCA regulations when collecting consumer debts

  • Drafting statutory demands and bankruptcy/winding-up petitions where appropriate

  • Navigating enforcement options including County Court Judgments, High Court Enforcement, and Charging Orders

Litigation Support

  • Preparing for and managing litigation, including disclosure and witness statements

  • Trial preparation and court representation

  • Working with external solicitors and barristers when necessary

  • Developing and implementing effective defence strategies

  • Managing settlement negotiations and alternative dispute resolution

  • Post-litigation implementation and compliance

Intellectual Property

  • Protecting the organisation's intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights

  • Advising on intellectual property matters, such as licensing and enforcement

  • Managing IP registration and maintenance

  • Addressing IP infringement issues

  • Conducting IP audits and due diligence

  • Developing IP strategies and policies

Transaction Support

  • Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions

  • Conducting legal due diligence

  • Reviewing and negotiating transaction documents

  • Supporting corporate restructuring

  • Advising on joint ventures and partnerships

  • Managing regulatory approvals for transactions

Compliance with Ethical Standards

  • Ensuring operations comply with ethical standards and industry best practices

  • Providing guidance on ethical issues and dilemmas

  • Developing and implementing codes of conduct

  • Ethics training and awareness programmes

  • Managing whistleblowing procedures

  • Monitoring and addressing ethical concerns

Managing External Counsel

  • Selecting and managing external legal counsel

  • Controlling legal costs and budgeting

  • Coordinating work between internal and external legal teams

  • Evaluating performance of external legal providers

  • Negotiating fee arrangements and service level agreements

  • Ensuring value for money in external legal services

Policy Development

  • Creating and maintaining company policies in line with legal requirements

  • Developing procedures to implement policy objectives

  • Regular review and updating of policies to reflect legislative changes

  • Training and communication of policy requirements

  • Monitoring policy compliance

  • Advising on policy implementation challenges

Data Protection and Privacy

  • Ensuring compliance with UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018

  • Developing and implementing privacy policies and procedures

  • Managing data subject access requests and other data rights

  • Advising on data breach prevention and response

  • Conducting data protection impact assessments

  • Liaising with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

OUR APPROACH

The Crown Power Legal Department operates with a collaborative approach, combining technical expertise with practical business acumen. We believe in:

  • Proactive problem-solving - We anticipate legal challenges before they arise

  • Clear communication - We translate complex legal concepts into actionable guidance

  • Business partnership - We align our legal strategies with organisational objectives

  • Continuous improvement - We invest in ongoing professional development and legal innovation

OUR TEAM

Our legal team includes specialists in employment law, commercial contracts, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, dispute resolution, health and safety, and corporate governance. This breadth of expertise enables us to provide holistic legal support across all operational areas.

CONTACT US

Crown Power Legal Department
Crown Power Energy Systems Ltd
Email: ATTORNEYS@CROWNPOWERUK-LEGALS.CO.UK
Website:  WWW.CROWNPOWERUK-LEGALS.CO.UK

 

Crown Power Energy Systems Ltd - Company No: 16070400

VAT Registration Number: 480 0284 11

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