Hill Dickinson LLP is recognised for its strong public and administrative law practice, regularly acting in significant judicial reviews and high-profile public inquiries. The team is co-led by Kiran Bhogal, who brings extensive experience advising the NHS and wider public sector, with particular expertise in healthcare-related judicial reviews. Emma Stockwell co-heads the team and has extensive experience representing public bodies, frequently advising on major inquiries and investigations.
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Testimonials
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- 'Hill Dickinson's office has a strong team which is particularly adept and experienced in managing public inquiries.'
- 'Hill Dickinson fosters cross-disciplinary collaboration—bringing together specialists across departments to address our challenges holistically. This integration enhances efficiency and adds value, especially in cases that involve complexity and high reputational stakes. The firm is consistently reliable and always delivers.'
- 'Ros Foster is a responsive, skilled and innovative professional, and this balance of rigour and pragmatism is a hallmark of the team's success and a key reason why we keep instructing them for complex, high profile challenges.'
- 'Hill Dickinson is an important law firm for us, and we are incredibly proud of our long-standing relationship. Hill Dickinson goes above and beyond, seeking to understand our strategic priorities and what is important to us as a team and organisation, not always the same thing, when procuring legal services.'
- 'What makes Ros Foster at Hill Dickinson stand out is her rare combination of deep legal expertise in a highly technical and niche area of law combined with genuine commercial understanding of the needs of our team, organisation and different stakeholders, both legal and non-legal, as well as a strong client-focused approach.'
Key clients
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS Business Services Authority
- Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS England
- Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
- Care Quality Commission
- NHS Providers (various)
Work highlights
Representing the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the Thirlwall Inquiry - set up to examine events at the Countess of Chester Hospital and their implications following the trial, and subsequent convictions, of former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby of murder and attempted murder of babies at the hospital during 2015 and 2016.
Instructed as Recognised Legal Representative for the NHS Business Services Authority in the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Practice head
Kiran Bhogal; Emma Stockwell
Other key lawyers
Emma Galland; Ros Foster; Rachel Kelly