Compliance advice: topics and services

Compliance issues arise in ongoing business: when concluding a contract, developing, dealing with employees or if there is a concrete suspicion. The following topics give an overview of legal issues and possible consultancy contracts. For selected sectors and practical work documents, the path leads to: Compliance practice.

Organisation and responsibility

• Compliance for SMEs: responsibilities, appropriate rules and controls in the company.
• Compliance management systems: Structure, review and further development of the organisation.
• Liability of managing directors and executive board members: Management responsibilities, delegation and personal responsibility.
• Compliance in Group and Foreign Business: central requirements, local obligations and cross-border cooperation.
• Employment law compliance: working time, complaints, external staff and participation.

Technology, data and intellectual property

• Trade secrets and know-how: Protection concepts, confidentiality agreements and data outflow.
• Product safety, CE marking and recalls: product obligations, market provision and safety problems.
• Cyber Resilience Act: Obligations for recorded products with digital elements.
• Data Act and industrial data: Data access, user agreements and supplier changes.
• Software, licences and open source: rights of use, components and development contracts.
• Data protection and IT security: Data processing, service provider and incident management.
• AI compliance: Roles, use cases and legal requirements for AI applications.

Sales, competition and business partners

• Contracts and distribution: releases, intermediaries, contractual clauses and implementation.
• Competition law: contact with competitors, exchange of information and restrictions on distribution.
• Corruption and conflicts of interest: grants, commissions and conflicts of interest.
• Anti-money laundering and beneficial ownership: applicable obligations and economic beneficiaries.
• Sanctions and export controls: Goods, consignees, countries and end-use.
• Supply chains and business partners: risks, evidence and contractual requirements.
• Environmental claims and sustainability: Promotional statements, evidence and current prohibitions.

Suspects, authorities and transactions

• Whistleblower protection and internal reporting channels: reporting channels, confidentiality, deadlines and follow-up measures.
• Internal investigations: legal investigation and assessment of suspected cases.
• Searches and regulatory authorities: Preparation, rights and orderly response.
• Public procurement and self-cleaning: exclusion risks, competition registers and remedies.
• Acquisitions and investments: Due diligence, contract design and implementation after execution.

Set a matching job

A single audit, an inventory and the handling of a suspected case require different procedures. Page Consulting: mission, process and results outlines possible forms of mandates. For the implementation in the company you will find Training and workshops.

For a first overview you can use the Self-check and the Checklists The Commission's If there is already a specific concern, please let us know the company concerned, the facts and any time limits for the Contact page.