Regulatory and Public Law

What we do

Awarded the highest ranking in its field by Chambers, our market-leading Public Law team assists public bodies to meet the challenges of service provision. We are experts in navigating change, creating the space for clients to achieve their service aims without legal challenge.

What we are known for

We find solutions, not just risks. We understand the special culture that applies to the exercise of public functions, and the importance of fairness, equality and efficiency.

We offer pragmatic, expert advice to develop robust policies, procedures and decision-making processes to make legal challenge unnecessary. Where challenge is unavoidable, we have some of the strongest dispute resolution experts in the sector.

Detailed elements of our services

We advise on a wide range of matters, from constitutional and governance issues, competition and EU Law equalities and human rights, to developing commercial and income generating relationships, exercising regulatory functions, and formulating and implementing policy.

We have a specialist Safety, Health & Environment team, which includes members of our Healthcare Regulatory team.

We also deliver support on public inquiries, non-statutory inquiries, strategic reviews and inquests through over 60 specialist advisers.