 In 2008, BrewDog was challenged by UK drinks industry watchdog, the Portman Group.BrewDog denied these allegations and countered that Portman was impeding the development of smaller brewing companies.In December 2008, after an 8-month long dispute and a preliminary adjudication, which had ruled against the company, BrewDog were cleared of all breaches of the Code of Practice and were permitted to continue marketing their brands without making any changes to the packaging.