Regulatory

Public and regulatory bodies are having to operate in an ever more complex legal environment. Solutions have to be found quickly and openly and procedural fairness is increasingly critical - particularly in view of the impact of the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act, amongst others.

Our specialist team understands that public and regulatory bodies can only act within their statutory powers and are subject to the overall requirements of fairness and reasonableness. We work with our public sector clients in the formulation, implementation and defence of their policies. We will then act in the vigorous defence of any decisions that they take.

Our aim is to develop sound decision-making procedures to avoid challenge. If challenge is unavoidable, our team includes some exceptional litigators.

We act for a broad range of public sector and regulatory bodies including local government, housing associations, professional regulatory bodies, educational institutions, external auditors to local government, NHS Trusts and police authorities and many other types of public bodies. It is this experience which also enables us to act with great effectiveness for those wishing to challenge the decisions of public and regulatory bodies.