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Find out more about our barristers and business support teams here.
Select an area of expertise to find out more about our experience.
Find out more about our barristers and business support teams here.
Providing an exceptional public law service as standard.
Our talented team combines deep experience and a collegiate approach to help you achieve your goals in public and administrative law litigation. With clear-headed, practical advice, you can trust us to make your life simpler from the second we start working with you.
Our leading barristers work regularly on ground-breaking public law cases. Renowned for excellence in this area, having been at the core of legal challenges to public bodies for over 50 years, we are the go-to set for cutting edge cases that require vast expertise and a unique perspective.
The outstanding barristers in our public and administrative law team range from silks to working pupils. We advise and act in public law cases for individuals, ministers and government departments, as well as local and regulatory authorities, and other public bodies.
Our team includes members, and former members, of each of the Attorney General’s panels of counsel. They have an unmatched breadth of expertise in acting in cases involving government departments. We also regularly work on high profile challenges to the police, the Crown Prosecution Service and prison governors.
Much of the work done by the team has a civil liberties, human rights or criminal justice dimension, highlighting our impressive track record in this area and wide range of experience with regard to caseload.
We value the close, collaborative working relationships we develop with those we act for. This not only gives you confidence in our team, but builds the type of trust between parties that leads to the best outcomes.
If you are looking for support in this area from professional, approachable experts you can trust, contact our clerking team for an initial conversation.
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