30 Park Place Chambers is ‘an excellent set of chambers’ for public law work, with members regularly acting on behalf of government, public bodies, and claimants in high-profile cases. The ‘tireless’ David Hughes specialises in civil actions against the police, including judicial reviews of police decisions to caution and to refer cases to the CPS, as well as data protection claims against the police. Laura Shepherd is ‘tenacious and unflappable’ when representing local authorities and claimants in judicial review proceedings, particularly in relation to health and community care and education decisions. Rebecca Harrington also works with local authorities in the area of community care and often advises on issues pertaining to the interaction of English and Welsh legislative provisions. Christian Jowett‘s broad expertise includes judicial reviews and statutory appeals, while Christian Howells is a public and constitutional law specialist regularly instructed on behalf of claimants, governments, local authorities, and health boards. He recently acted for the claimant in Counsel General for Wales v Secretary of State for Business, a judicial review of the UK Internal Market Act 2020, with the Counsel General seeking a declaration that the Act cannot impliedly limit the Senedd’s legislative competence.
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30 Park Place Chambers
Testimonials
’30 Park Place are making a real push to enhance their public law offering, with a specific focus on Welsh devolved areas of work. The team are definitely building the depth of experience available, and held a Public Law day with talks from various counsel and solicitors.’
‘An excellent set of Chambers. They knock spots off the big London sets.’
‘A good range of barristers available of varying degrees of seniority.’
‘The clerks are incredibly receptive and are always on hand to find a solution and ensure the availability of counsel.’
‘The clerks are a delight to work with.’
Civitas Law
Members of Civitas Law receive instructions from a wide range of clients, including central and local government, institutions like the NHS and police forces, insurers, businesses, and individuals. Owain Rhys James, able to advise and advocate in Welsh, regularly acts at the instruction of local authorities in commercial and property cases with public law issues at stake. Anthony Vines advises on a range of administrative matters, while Cathrine Grubb has returned to private practice after time spent employed at the Independent Monitoring Authority working on the effective implementation and application of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.
30 Park Place Chambers
Testimonials
’30 Park Place are making a real push to enhance their public law offering, with a specific focus on Welsh devolved areas of work. The team are definitely building the depth of experience available, and held a Public Law day with talks from various counsel and solicitors.’
‘An excellent set of Chambers. They knock spots off the big London sets.’
‘A good range of barristers available of varying degrees of seniority.’
‘The clerks are incredibly receptive and are always on hand to find a solution and ensure the availability of counsel.’
‘The clerks are a delight to work with.’
Civitas Law
Members of Civitas Law receive instructions from a wide range of clients, including central and local government, institutions like the NHS and police forces, insurers, businesses, and individuals. Owain Rhys James, able to advise and advocate in Welsh, regularly acts at the instruction of local authorities in commercial and property cases with public law issues at stake. Anthony Vines advises on a range of administrative matters, while Cathrine Grubb has returned to private practice after time spent employed at the Independent Monitoring Authority working on the effective implementation and application of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.