Public

Hardwicke’s public law barristers are recommended in Chambers and the Legal 500 in the fields of education, housing and civil liberties.

Hardwicke barristers undertake cases across a broad spectrum of public law work, including allocations and homelessness, benefits, care and adoption, community care, Court of Protection, education, human rights, judicial review, mental capacity, mental health and professional discipline. We represent clients before specialist tribunals, first instance and appellate courts.

We also act in inquiries and inquests, and advise on the public law aspects of healthcare, such as rationing and closure decisions. We advise and represent both central government and local authorities on issues of statutory construction, the application of delegated legislation, and local government powers and duties. We can also offer expertise in EU law including discrimination, freedom of movement, immigration and VAT. A number of our barristers have acted in cases before the ECJ and the European Court of Human Rights.

Our barristers offer expertise, client care and commitment to achieving a cost-effective and practical solution to clients’ problems. Our goal is to act in partnership with our clients, whether they are individuals, NGOs, in-house lawyers, or departments of central and local government.  We recognise that the best outcome for the client may sometimes be achieved outside court, and we have wide-ranging experience in all aspects of ADR and mediation.  

If you’d like more information on how Hardwicke could make a difference to your public law problems, call our friendly and professional practice managers on 020 7242 2523 or e-mail daniel.kemp@hardwicke.co.uk.

QCs

• George Pulman QC 1971 (1989)

Juniors

• Shazia Akhtar 2001
• Dr. Maggie Bloom 1994
• Kerry Bretherton 1992
• Alexander Campbell 2010
• Morayo Fagborun Bennett 2004
• John Friel 1974
• Deborah Hay 1991
• Barbara Hewson 1985
• Robin Jacobs 2006
• Andrew Lane 1999
• David Lawson 2000
• Sarah Malik 1999
• Alison Meacher 1998
• Arthur Moore 1992
• Boyd Morwood 1996
• Brendan Mullee 1996
• Clive Rawlings 1994
• Alastair Redpath-Stevens 1998
• Fiona Scolding 1996
• Anna Tkaczynska 2008
• Laura Tweedy 2007
• Dean Underwood 2002
• Amelia Walker 2007