Andrew Lidbetter

Practice Areas

Administrative and Public Law, Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Pensions and Pensions Litigation and Economic Regulation

Career

Andrew is a solicitor advocate who has considerable experience assisting clients in relation to a wide range of regulatory/public law and other commercial disputes. Andrew is listed as the only Star Individual in Chambers and Partners and in the "Hall of Fame" in Legal 500 for administrative and public law, in band 1 for public inquiries in Chambers and as a leader in professional discipline in both directories.

His practice includes judicial review, professional regulation, public inquiries, human rights and freedom of information issues.

Andrew's practice covers many sectors including accountancy, consumer products, financial regulation, gambling including casinos and lotteries, gas and electricity, health, local government, pensions, planning and environment, professional discipline, public sector projects, tax, telecoms and broadcasting, transport and water.

He is the author of numerous publications. In particular, he has written the book Company Investigations and Public Law about Department of Trade and Industry (now the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) investigations, and is responsible for the judicial review, human rights and references to the Court of Justice of the EU chapters in Blackstone’s Civil Practice. Andrew is also on the advisory board for the leading judicial review journal JR.

Personal

Andrew is a dispute resolution consultant in the firm’s London-based public law practice.