Compliance & Legal Checker
Cease-and-desist emergency mode: review a warning letter in a structured way
The check structures deadline, demands, preservation of evidence, injunction risks and immediate measures when a cease-and-desist letter, platform notice, authorisation inquiry, lawyer's demand or preliminary injunction has been received.
The emergency mode helps to record the deadline, draft cease-and-desist declaration, payment demand, request for information, evidence, platform risks and business impact separately. Most importantly: do not sign a cease-and-desist declaration without review, do not lose evidence by deleting content and enter deadlines in the calendar immediately.
Deadline, demand and evidence as a dynamic situation report
The situation report shows a cease-and-desist file with a deadline bar, demand fields, evidence status and a risk meter. The display reacts to your answers in the questionnaire.
Reviewing a cease-and-desist letter in order: from receipt to response
The most important steps should not be mixed up: first secure the deadline and demands, then document evidence, assess risks and prepare a controlled response.
What this check does
The check helps to prepare the starting position so that deadline pressure, type of claim, state of evidence, business significance and next steps can be discussed in a structured way.
What is reviewed?
- Type of claim: competition law, trademark law, copyright, data protection, platform, review, press, software, product law or a mixed case.
- Demands: injunctive relief, declaration backed by a penalty, payment, information, deletion, takedown, blocking or court action.
- Deadlines, receipt, previous reactions, preservation of evidence, similar content and economic impact.
- Interfaces with e-commerce, IT contracts, data protection, AI, platform law, advertising law, product safety, NIS2, CRA and reputational risks.
When is the check relevant?
- When a cease-and-desist letter, lawyer's demand, authorisation inquiry, platform notice or preliminary injunction has been received.
- When a deadline is running or a cease-and-desist declaration, payment, information, deletion or account measure is demanded.
- When you have already responded, deleted, signed, paid or communicated publicly.
- When the same issue may affect several products, campaigns, domains, listings, images, texts, claims or customers.
What are the limits of the check?
The check does not replace a review of whether the claim is justified in the individual case. Especially with cease-and-desist declarations, contractual penalties, protective letters, platform procedures, data protection issues or urgent court proceedings, the exact wording, the evidence and the legal basis of the claim are decisive.
Select your matter and prioritise the risk
Answer the following steps. At least one answer is required per step. The evaluation is then created automatically.
Evaluation of the review route
The result level is an initial orientation based on your answers. It does not conclusively state whether the asserted claims are justified. How we then review and defend against cease-and-desist letters is explained under Defending against a cease-and-desist letter; further background is available on our page on Competition law.
Please complete the questionnaire
Once the questionnaire is completed, the likely assessment, risk level, priority, reasons, measures and typical documents appear.
Reasons for the classification
- The information is not yet complete.
Recommended next review points
- Secure the deadline, letter and attachments.
Documents worth preparing
- Cease-and-desist letter, attachments, screenshots, contracts and previous communication.
Typical review matrix for cease-and-desist letters
The matrix shows typical points that should regularly be reviewed separately in cease-and-desist and urgent constellations.
| Review field | Priority | What matters | Typical immediate measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline and receipt | immediate | Date, time, delivery method and calculation of the deadline influence the response strategy. | Calendar the deadline, document receipt, secure the letter completely. |
| Cease-and-desist declaration | critical | Scope, contractual penalty, core theory and risk of repetition can have long-term consequences. | Do not sign without review; mark the draft separately. |
| Preservation of evidence | high | Before changes or deletion, content, URLs, screenshots, platform tickets and documents must be secured. | Save evidence with date, context and the complete page state. |
| Payment and information | high | Cease-and-desist costs, damages, licence analogy, information and rendering of accounts must be reviewed separately. | Record the items claimed and the data requested in a structured way. |
| Platform and public | case-dependent | Blocking, takedown, loss of ranking, reviews, press and social media can be economically relevant. | Secure account status, tickets, links, reach and the communication line. |
| Data protection and IT | case-dependent | Tracking, data flows, logs, security incidents, data subject rights or contact with the supervisory authority can trigger additional obligations. | Review data types, systems, consent logs, DPA and security aspects. |
Related ITMR checkers and follow-up reviews
Depending on the focus, an additional assessment may make sense, for example for e-commerce, reputation, documents, press communication or broader compliance exposure.
Short overview for your inquiry
The short overview is generated automatically from your answers and can be copied into the contact request.
Submit deadline, letter and evidence in an orderly way
When contacting us, state directly the deadline, the date of receipt, the declarations demanded and whether anything has already been signed, paid, deleted or answered.