Regulatory - Vero Law Limited

At a glance

Vero Law Limited (Vero) is an independent commercial legal consultancy, not a firm of solicitors. It is not authorised to provide reserved legal services in Scotland or reserved legal activities in England and Wales.

Vero provides non-contentious, non-reserved legal support across commercial, corporate, employment, intellectual property, data protection and technology matters.

How Vero works

Vero is set up to provide senior legal support on non-contentious, non-reserved matters through a consultancy model.

In practice, that means we work on the kinds of legal issues businesses deal with every day, but only where that work falls outside the reserved areas that must be handled by an appropriately authorised provider.

If a matter requires reserved legal services in Scotland, or reserved legal activities in England and Wales, that part of the work would need to be handled separately through an appropriately authorised provider.

What this means for clients

There are some important differences between working with Vero and working with a regulated law firm. We think those should be explained clearly, so clients can make an informed choice.

Reserved work

Vero provides non-contentious, non-reserved legal support only.

If a matter moves into a reserved area, that element would need to be handled separately through an appropriately authorised provider.

Complaints

Because Vero is not a regulated law firm, statutory complaints routes do not apply in the same way as they do for regulated legal providers. Any complaint about our service should be raised with us directly in the first instance.

The position in Scotland is evolving. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2025 creates a basis for the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s powers to extend to certain complaints involving unregulated legal services providers once the relevant provisions are brought into force.

Professional indemnity insurance

Vero maintains professional indemnity insurance. It does not, however, sit within the compulsory insurance frameworks that apply to regulated solicitors’ firms.

That reflects Vero’s structure as an independent commercial legal consultancy rather than a regulated law firm. For clients, the key point is that insurance is in place, but through a different framework.

Legal professional privilege

Communications with Vero do not attract legal professional privilege.

In practice, that means communications and advice provided through Vero may not have the same protection from disclosure in legal proceedings, or to third parties, as communications with a regulated legal adviser in circumstances where privilege would otherwise apply.

That is an important distinction, and one we want clients to understand clearly from the outset.

Why we work this way

Vero is designed to offer senior, commercially focused legal support on the matters businesses deal with every day — clearly, proportionately and without the structure of a traditional law firm.

That is a deliberate choice. The aim is not to replicate a law firm model, but to offer something different: experienced legal consultants working on non-contentious business matters in a way that is transparent, commercially grounded and aligned with the scope of what Vero is set up to do.

Operating outside a regulated law firm structure also means Vero does not carry the same regulatory overhead, compulsory insurance framework and administrative burden as a law firm. That allows more of the business’s time and cost base to be directed towards delivering the work itself — and helps us offer senior legal support in a way that is leaner, more flexible and more cost-effective for clients.

For many clients, that is exactly the right fit: practical, high-quality support on the issues that matter to their business, delivered through a simpler and more efficient model.

In summary

Vero is not a law firm and does not operate as a regulated legal practice.

It is an independent commercial legal consultancy providing non-contentious, non-reserved legal support.

That means there are some important differences between working with Vero and working with a regulated law firm, including in relation to authorisation, complaints routes, professional indemnity arrangements and legal professional privilege.

We believe those distinctions should be made clear. Our aim is to explain them openly, so clients can make an informed decision about whether Vero is the right fit for them.

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