Effectively navigating the legal issues which arise is critical given the impact of state interventions on businesses. This specialist area of law includes judicial review and other areas of public law, such as public inquiries.

Notably, while judicial review covers decisions taken by public bodies, such as government departments, it can also extend to private bodies where a public function has been contracted out to them.

Our administrative and public law team has substantial experience acting in the most high-profile and complex cases before UK courts and tribunals. We understand the legal, commercial and reputational complexities that such cases involve. Our recent judicial review cases include the successful quashing of a decision by Ofgem on behalf of a wind farm operator, and our ongoing representation of an intervenor in a case that is at the permission stage (now in the Court of Appeal).