Administrative & Public Law

David Pannick KC is an outstanding public law silk routinely sought out for the most complex judicial reviews before the Supreme Court. His broad experience includes constitutional, human rights, EU and commercial law. He is also instructed in matters before the Hong Kong Court of Appeal.

"Lord Pannick is a highly accomplished practitioner with exceptional knowledge of the law."

"David is absolutely top of the tree. He displays a formidable intellect with outstanding intelligence."

"David is exceptional in court."

James Eadie KC is the UK government's top choice to defend controversial legislation and policy. His expertise extends across all aspects of administrative and public law, including national security, human rights and immigration. He is instructed in the most complex constitutional law challenges, including matters before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

"James is go-to lawyer for the government. His breadth of experience and knowledge is almost unparalleled."

"His advocacy skills are outstanding. He takes a judge with him. He is very clear and very focused. He makes sure the judge understands him before he moves on."

"James is a formidable oral advocate."

Ben Jaffey KC is a leading authority in a broad array of public law matters including human rights, national security and immigration. He is particularly highly regarded for his command of issues relating to state surveillance. He is routinely instructed by individual, NGO and corporate claimants and government defendants, in novel judicial reviews.

"Ben is very easy to work with, excellent on his feet and a great all-rounder."

"Ben Jaffey KC is a very effective advocate."

"Ben has a good manner about him and he is really good with clients. He really knows how to hold the room. He is extremely bright and clever."

Jason Pobjoy is frequently involved in complex judicial reviews before the Supreme Court. He has a strong emphasis on cases involving a crossover with regulatory and EU law, including human rights challenges. He acts for a broad range of clients, including the government, NGOs and individuals.

"Jason perfectly combines pragmatism and legal analysis to give decisive input on the direction of litigation."

"Jason considers matters carefully and produces a coherent and sensible view."

"Jason is an absolute class act. He is that combination of being very authoritative, all over his subject matter and the court respects him."

"Jason is just an absolutely excellent expert in he field. His advice is really clear."

"His written advocacy is engaging, forensic and precise."

Kate Gallafent KC represents government departments, regulators and other public bodies in a range of high-profile public law matters. Her notably broad expertise includes a particular emphasis on data protection and human rights issues. She routinely appears in proceedings before the High Court and Court of Appeal.

"Her advocacy is highly effective and persuasive. She has very strong commercial awareness and an ability to see the bigger picture."

"Kate is exceptional and combines her fearless intellect with calm, measured authority. You want her in your corner."

"Kate Gallafent KC is a really talented practitioner."

Monica Carss-Frisk KC typically advocates on behalf of commercial clients seeking to challenge regulatory decisions before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. These include complex judicial review challenges concerning competition and financial services law. Her expertise in immigration and human rights law complements her robust public law practice.

"What makes Monica exceptional is really her experience."

"Monica is super bright and incredibly approachable."

"Monica makes it all look so easy."

Naina Patel maintains a varied administrative and public law practice which involves significant challenges to government policy, as well as regulatory appeals. She has vast experience of representing applicants, defendants and interveners in judicial reviews. Her broad practice includes bringing challenges to cuts in welfare as well as regulatory decisions.

"Naina is on top of all aspects and the documents. She is good in court."

"Naina is an approachable and clear advocate with a good range of experience in commercial and claimant public law."

"Naina is a brilliant advocate and a pleasure to work with. She is incredibly committed and gives excellent, straightforward advice. She will dig into a case."

Thomas de la Mare KC is frequently involved in high-profile challenges to secondary legislation. His notably broad expertise includes public law cases which overlap with commercial, human rights and EU law. He is a strong choice for corporate clients pursuing difficult regulatory appeals.

"Thomas de la Mare KC is very impressive in court."

"He always displays good judgement in making informed arguments before the court."

"Thomas is brilliant, great in court and fights really hard. He is a very strategic thinker and gets through an insane amount of work."

"Thomas is incredible at getting to the heart of key issues and getting to persuasive arguments."

"He is an excellent advocate who has a very good manner both with clients and the court."

Tom Hickman KC is an immensely knowledgeable silk in administrative and public law. He acts in high-profile challenges to legislation and regulatory decisions, often before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

"Tom is an excellent barrister to work with. He has a very strong commercial sense and a good ability to think outside the box to find creative ways through novel issues."

"Tom is an excellent technical public lawyer, who is a go-to individual for complex commercial public law cases."

Charlotte Kilroy KC frequently handles judicial reviews challenging decisions and policies of the Home Secretary as part of her immigration and asylum practice. She receives instructions from individual claimants as well as campaign groups seeking to challenge government policy. Recent work includes cases concerning public law and human rights issues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Her ability to stand back from the accepted wisdom on an issue, really dig into the facts and the law, and identify a deceptively simple but brilliant legal strategy is second to none."

"Charlotte Kilroy KC is very detailed and comprehensive in her submissions."

"Charlotte has a sophisticated sense of what a court will do. She is very realistic and pragmatic. She is able to put the arguments forward really forcefully and in a compelling manner."

Gayatri Sarathy possesses a wealth of experience in public law challenges and regulatory matters. She is equally skilful whether representing NGOs, individuals or government bodies. Recent work includes high-profile challenges to government policy regarding nationality and welfare issues.

"Gayatri is easy to work with. She has good drafting skills."

"She is able to process huge amounts of information very quickly and distil arguments and issues into beautiful prose and powerful submissions. She's also very accessible and practical."

"Her drafting is very clear and concise. She has a really good head for strategic decision making."

Iain Steele's wide-ranging practice encompasses claims pursued under police, human rights and constitutional law. He represents claimants and defendants, including regulators, in a wide variety of industries. Iain has been appointed to the Treasury A panel.

"Iain is very practical and really user-friendly."

"Iain provides great drafting. He is hardworking and industrious."

"His written advocacy is excellent."

"He is very detailed and very good at drafting. He is a hard worker and user-friendly."

Javan Herberg KC is particularly well placed to handle administrative and public law cases that involve financial services regulation. He represents banks, financial regulators and other public bodies in complex judicial reviews.

"Javan is a go-to for regulatory disputes."

Sam Grodzinski KC's impressively broad administrative and public law expertise includes commercial judicial reviews and human rights claims. He receives instructions from an array of claimants and respondents, including energy and financial services regulators.

"Sam is very persuasive. He has authority in front of the courts."

Shaheed Fatima KC possesses remarkable expertise in administrative and public law, including claims pursued under human rights and international law. She receives instructions from claimants, defendants and interveners in complex challenges to government policy and regulatory provisions before domestic and international courts.

"Shaheed is fantastic in court."

"Shaheed is very smart, hardworking and committed. She is great in court, delivering very clear and persuasive advocacy."

"Shaheed is razor sharp and cuts straight through to key issues of access. She provides clear and coherent advice."

Catherine Callaghan KC defends central government departments and regulators in a wide range of judicial reviews and statutory appeals. She is experienced in public law challenges relating to healthcare, pensions and advertising.

"Catherine gives excellent service on judicial review defence."

"Catherine is an expert in the field."

Celia Rooney has a growing reputation for her expert handling of a wide range of public law and regulatory work. She is sought out to act for central government departments, regulators, NGOs and individual claimants. She has appeared in high-profile proceedings before the Court of Appeal.

"Celia is good at the law. She does some really sophisticated analysis."

"She is a very good drafter and she has a quick eye for strategic choices."

"Celia is extremely responsive and provides excellent service to the clients."

Fraser Campbell is regularly instructed by claimant companies in judicial reviews against pharmaceutical and healthcare regulators. He is lauded for his work at the intersection of commercial litigation and public law, and has noted expertise in diverse sectors including pensions, welfare and prisons. He frequently appears in cases before the CJEU, Court of Appeal and Administrative Court.

"His advocacy is excellent together with his written submissions. He is very good with clients in terms of talking to them and explaining things."

"Fraser breaks it all down very simply for clients. His brain is amazing. He makes everything so simple and straightforward."

"He has an ability to grasp a lot of very technical and complicated regulatory landscape extremely quickly."

"In terms of his written work, he is very clear and concise. He can make very complex arguments appear very simple."

George Molyneaux has built a distinguished public law practice and is regularly called upon to assist with major judicial reviews and appeals. His cases feature a broad range of issues ranging from the regulation of markets to welfare, immigration and asylum. He has acted in a number of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal cases.

"His knowledge and experience of public law cases are impressive. His ability to apply precedent in a variety of commercial situations is excellent. He is a great communicator."

"George's advice is clear and effective. His input is invaluable."

"George has a superb brain, excellent judgment and is a lovely drafter."

"George's written work is outstanding. He focuses on the big picture but he also edits very carefully and looks at it very analytically and thoroughly."

"George is a complete expert in his field. His written and oral submissions are excellent. George is extremely personable and willing to help where he can."

Hanif Mussa KC represents a range of clients, including private corporations and government departments, in novel administrative law challenges. He has notable recent experience in judicial reviews concerning the conduct of elections.

"Hanif is incredibly calm and very good with clients. He has a methodical way of thinking that lends itself to complex and subtle knotty problems."

"Hanif is incredibly smart, asks the right questions and cuts through. He is incisive, personable and very responsive."

"He is knowledgeable and gives a great perspective. He is very user-friendly and great with the client."

Kieron Beal KC acts in prominent judicial reviews concerning taxation and business regulation. He has also been involved in human rights cases such as those concerning the Chagossian removals. He represents commercial bodies, government departments and regulators and is also instructed as Special Advocate.

"Kieron provides clear, commercial and strategic advice as well as excellent advocacy."

"Kieron is clear and concise on paper. He gives excellent commercial advice. He is my go-to barrister for large-scale tax disputes that have an administrative and public law aspect to them."

"He is academically brilliant. His strength is on any intellectual argument."

Natasha Simonsen is a public law barrister who has appeared in important judicial reviews with impressive frequency. She is regularly instructed in cases involving human rights and constitutional law.

"She is incredibly bright, a brilliant drafter and delightful to work with."

"Natasha is truly excellent. Her advice is clear, strategic and very effective. She enhances any claim she is involved in."

"She's extremely good to work with. She is extremely bright and drafts very well."

Ravi Mehta is respected for his representation of claimants and defendants in high-profile judicial reviews and regulatory matters. He is particularly noted for his expertise in EU, competition and commercial cases.

"Ravi Mehta is super intelligent. He is really knowledgeable about the law and really strong on strategy."

"Ravi is strategic and he has great judgement. He is dedicated with an incredible attention to detail."

"Ravi is super bright, commercial and easy to work with."

Daniel Cashman is a strong performer in a wide range of public law challenges, with particular strengths in commercial, regulatory and competition matters. He is regularly instructed for and against regulators in the finance, energy, and telecommunications sectors.

"Daniel is phenomenally bright and quick to get to grips with massive complex factual and legal complications. The speed of his uptake is extraordinary and his advocacy is superb."

"He is an excellent drafter, very responsive and conscientious."

"Daniel goes out of his way to respond even when busy, providing targeted and valuable advice."

Hollie Higgins has extensive expertise in a wide range of public law matters including commercial judicial review and issues relating to asylum and immigration, freedom of information and environmental law. She often acts for central government departments, regulators and charitable organisations in complex judicial reviews.

"Hollie is very thorough and succinct."

"Hollie's drafting is precise, concise and second to none."

"She is exceptional in terms of her analysis and drafting."

Isabel Buchanan is a collaborative barrister with a flair for difficult legal analysis and growing experience in the area of public law. She has represented central government departments and claimants in a variety of judicial reviews concerning civil liberties or business regulation.

"Her strengths are her attention to detail and her procedural knowledge, which is unparalleled. For detailed procedural problems, I'll always turn to her."

"Isabel has enormous commitment, responsiveness and creativity."

"Isabel is extremely bright and responsive. She writes well."

"Isabel has good analytical skills. She has a good ability to navigate complex legal landscapes."

Jane Collier is involved in significant administrative and public law cases on behalf of clients in the public sector, including regulators and local authorities. She is frequently instructed in regulatory challenges relating to social housing, energy and environmental law.

"Jane is a truly safe pair of hands who responds to complex legal queries with great speed."

Jessica Boyd KC advocates on behalf of a range of clients, including regulators in the energy and telecommunications sectors. She has particular expertise in commercial and regulatory judicial review, including claims involving EU and competition law. She is also adept in public law disputes involving human rights and privacy.

"Jessica is very good on her feet."

"Jessica is very clever, pragmatic and nice to work with. She rolls her sleeves up and gets involved."

"Jessica is a very careful but forceful advocate."

Paul Luckhurst is well placed to handle a range of public law matters. His recent work involves challenges to government policies regarding asylum seekers and trade.

"His analysis is razor-sharp and delivered in a calm, clear and methodical yet personable manner."

"Paul's work is of an outstanding quality. He can grapple with the most complex legal issues. He is incisive in his analysis and very nice to work with."

"His advice is thoughtful, clear and pragmatic. He is solutions-oriented and always willing to look for means through which to satisfy the client's ultimate goals."

"He quickly picks things up with minimal input and produces high-quality work. His written submissions in particular are excellent, largely because he is such a clear thinker."

Tom Coates is a strong choice for a range of public law matters, focusing on regulated markets. He is instructed on behalf of regulators in energy, telecommunications and higher education. He is a member of the Attorney General's B panel.

"Tom is a detailed and thorough barrister."

Tristan Jones KC is a well-regarded barrister who is increasingly sought out in difficult administrative and public law disputes. He represents claimants and respondents in judicial review proceedings, and is adept in claims challenging decisions of regulators and other public bodies. He is regularly instructed in complex public law challenges before the Court of Appeal.

"His advocacy is exceptional."