Case studies - Rapid Response in action
A few examples of Rapid Response in action:
Dawn raid
We responded to a Rapid Response call at 7am. A number of senior company directors had been arrested at their houses in a "dawn raid" and taken to the local police station. The client's business premises...
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Search and seizure training
Many of our clients are concerned about the powers which their local regulators and prosecutors can exercise, especially when exercising a search warrant or making an unannounced visit to their premises...
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Alleged insider trading
Beginning at 7am, teams of investigatory agents began knocking at the doors of individuals who worked with and knew our clients; executives and board members of a publicly traded company...
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Alleged price fixing
The Department of Justice in America, the European Commission in Europe and the regulatory authorities in New Zealand raided several businesses across the globe last October, including our client...
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Media relations
A food producer hired a temporary worker who turned out to be an undercover reporter who filmed processes which would have significantly damaged the reputation of the company if they had become public...
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Product recall
Firefighters were called to two domestic fires in the early hours of the morning and within four hours had identified the cause of the blaze as defective components in an electrical fire...
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Product mislabelling
Our client learned that a user of its product became ill, possibly due to mislabelling. The client needed immediate regulatory and product liability crisis management and advice...
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Product quality
In response to a regulatory standards investigation into the safety of baby walkers, a number of companies involved in the manufacture and supply of baby products received notification at 5pm...
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Accident
A dumpster truck hit a number of school children who had run out in front of the truck. Police, ambulances and other enforcement agencies were at the scene. The owner of the dumpster truck called...
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