Public Bodies, Governance & Regulation

Public and administrative law governs the way in which public authorities can exercise their powers. The last 30 years have witnessed an unprecedented growth in this area.

Public bodies often have wide-ranging powers to act, but they must do so in accordance with a vast array of constantly evolving constraints – and if they are judged to have acted inappropriately, their decisions can be challenged.

Today, legislation governing Human Rights, Freedom of Information, Data Protection, professional regulation and EU law provides further potential areas where specialist advice is often required.

For further information please contact one of the named partners listed opposite.