Compliance and Governance

Legal support with a wide range of matters including compliance with laws and regulations

At NWL Legal, we support you to navigate through a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters.

  • Compliance with laws and regulations
  • Constitutional matters
  • Council member disputes, complaints and code of conduct matters
  • Providing support to client departments
  • Processes and procedures
  • Enforcing contracts
  • Contract disputes and settlement agreements

We also provide legal support in Information Governance.

  • Freedom of Information
  • Subject Access Requests
  • Data Protection, including GDPR compliance

A few examples

  • Negotiating out of a contract breach and saving the client 85% of the amount sought
  • Delivering training on the process of Assets of Community Value
  • Advising on clawing back grant money where the recipient defaulted on terms
  • Delivering transformation to GDPR compliance
  • Various member matters

Training and Advice

With the ever increasing list of regulations and compliance requirements, staff need appropriate training. NWL Legal offers a range of training services, from avoiding disputes and litigation to explaining how regulations work and the steps required to ensure compliance.