Public and Regulatory

Why choose our Public and Regulatory lawyers?

The creation of, and compliance with, regulatory frameworks almost always has a public law element, requiring lawfulness, fairness, rationality and proportionality.

This type of work requires a unique understanding of how public functions must be exercised and our dedicated public law team have been involved in advising clients on such issues for the last 25 years.

Our work also involves acting in an advisory context to strengthen public decision making, reduce the risk of challenge, and support good governance. We guide businesses in relation to new and emerging policy issues.

In addition, we support and train those exercising public functions on their governance structures and on putting in place documents and policies to ensure that decision-making is fair and can be justified.

We act on many of the leading and novel judicial review challenges and you can find more information about our expertise here.

Our work for regulators means that, when we are instructed by those who are subject to regulation, we can identify the best points of challenge. We are realistic about the issues that can be pursued and the remedies that can be achieved. Alongside contentious work, we often support clients to ensure that they can secure compliance and positive relations with their regulator. Whether making or impacted by decisions, we are here to enable our clients to be in the best position to secure fair and robust outcomes in their regulatory and public law relations.