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Commercial and regulated industries are faced with an increasingly complex landscape of regulatory and governmental decision-making, resulting in more contentious and non-contentious issues which require specialist advice.


Our market-leading Public Law and Regulatory practice has unrivalled specialist expertise and experience in advising clients on the full range of contentious and non-contentious administrative and public law and regulatory issues. We bring a commercial and strategic approach, protecting our clients' positions in anticipated regulatory and Governmental decision-making, and in proceedings and investigations. 


We regularly assist our clients with:

  • Judicial review and statutory appeals
  • Procurement disputes
  • Proposed legislative, regulatory and policy changes
  • Inquiries, investigations and Parliamentary select committees
  • Freedom of Information

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What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a leading practice in administrative and public law litigation. The firm is adept at representing both claimants and defendants in complex judicial reviews, as well as broader regulatory challenges. The team counsels major clients in the financial services, energy and transportation sectors. It is instructed on behalf of core participants in sensitive public inquiries and also continues to advise on a wide range of public law issues arising from Brexit.

Work Highlights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer represented Cadogan and Grosvenor in their judicial review challenge to some aspects of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

Strengths

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The team has wide-ranging experience, are very responsive and always meet tight deadlines. Their advice is practical, useful and client-driven.

Administrative & Public Law: Mainly Commercial respondent
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is the Rolls-Royce of public law with an excellent artillery of super smart associates.

Administrative & Public Law: Mainly Commercial respondent
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HSFK offer accurate, thoughtful and expert advice in the sector and a particular understanding of nuance around different types of public bodies.

Administrative & Public Law: Mainly Commercial respondent
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HSFK handles large judicial reviews and appeals on the highest profile matters and respond swiftly to the demands of high pressure litigation.

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Lidbetter
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Andrew Lidbetter
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Senior Statespeople
Andrew Lidbetter co-leads Herbert Smith Freehills' public law practice. As a dispute resolution partner, he demonstrates expertise in judicial reviews, regulatory disputes and human rights matters.

Andrew is a very experienced public law lawyer.

Andrew really understands public law and applying it to how it impacts client commercially.

Andrew's experience in this area is second to none.

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Nusrat Zar
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Nusrat Zar
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Nusrat Zar co-heads the public law practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. She offers tremendous experience in an array of public law matters and is proficient in judicial reviews, public inquiries and procurement-related challenges.

Nusrat is responsive and knowledgeable, with a down- to-earth and easy manner which instills confidence both within the legal team and the business.

Nusrat is market-leading in commercial judicial reviews. She is very diligent and committed.

Nusrat really understands public law and applies it to how it impacts the client commercially.

Nusrat is really great to work with. She is very collaborative in her style and approachable.

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Jasveer Randhawa
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Jasveer Randhawa
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Jasveer Randhawa is a solicitor advocate in the administrative and public law practice at Herbert Smith Freehills. She has in-depth experience handling judicial reviews and disciplinary investigations for public bodies and private organisations in the charities and financial services sectors, among others.

Jasveer is an extremely good public lawyer.

Jasveer is a terrific asset who really knows public law.

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James Wood
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James Wood
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James Wood of Herbert Smith Freehills is a partner in the team with a public law and regulatory disputes focus. He is noted for his broad practice which encompasses judicial reviews and regulatory advice.

James works in a very collaborative and thoughtful way.

James is really smart and savvy. He is very client-focused and realistic about what can be achieved.

He is a practical and hands-on litigator.

James is a really good public law lawyer who is all over judicial reviews in whatever shape or form. He is really good.

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Christine Iacono
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Christine Iacono
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Christine Iacono of Herbert Smith Freehills is well-equipped to handle public law issues arising in the private sector. She focuses her practice on regulatory matters, inquiries and judicial reviews.

Christine delivers crystal clear advice no matter how complicated the underlying facts or regulatory position.

Christine is an absolute pleasure to work with.

Christine is amazingly conscientious.

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Andrew Lidbetter
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Andrew Lidbetter
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Senior Statespeople
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Nusrat Zar
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Nusrat Zar
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Jasveer Randhawa
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Jasveer Randhawa
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James Wood
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James Wood
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Christine Iacono
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Christine Iacono
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Up and Coming
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