With a strong presence in Manchester and Leeds, Addleshaw Goddard houses an ‘outstanding public law practice’ that regularly advises on commercial judicial reviews. The team often acts for clients across a variety of sectors with a particular strength in energy and transport. Louise Dobson handles a variety of public law disputes, which includes judicial reviews and public procurement challenges. Erin Shoesmith is recommended for her experience advising clients on public inquiries, including the Grenfell Inquiry, the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, and the Manchester Arena Inquiry. Paul Rowley and Ryan Geldart are also core members of the team, both of whom are skilled with public procurement matters. The team is co-headed by Mark Molyneux, Bill Gilliam, and Simon Kamstra.
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‘The team has very good industry knowledge and are very good at keeping client objectives at the forefront of case strategy.’
‘Simon Kamstra has excellent client care skills. Paul Rowley is diligent and committed.’
‘AG have picked up some very high-quality work in recent years, principally in the commercial JR space and in regulatory JR such as challenges to the regulators and competition-related JR.’
‘An outstanding public law practice. They have an excellent strength in depth and are a real market leader.’
'Louise Dobson is simply excellent. She is wise and authoritative. She commands respect. She's outstanding.'
- 'Paul Rowley is first-rate. He is very client focused and entirely committed to whatever case he is doing.'
'A strong team that covers all the bases. They have good industry knowledge.’
‘Erin Shoesmith is very switched on, sensitive to the relationship matters, and creates winning strategies.'
Key clients
- Scottish and Southern Energy plc
- Department for Transport
- High Speed Two Limited
- United Utilities plc
- SGN plc
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Anglian Water Services Limited
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Microgeneration Certification Standards Board
- Scottish Enterprise
Work highlights
- Acted for Anglian Water Services Limited in litigation relating to the scope of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
- Acted for Road Haulage Association in a judicial review regarding the scope of appellate jurisdiction conferred by s.49 Competition Act 1998.
- Acted for core participants in the Manchester Arena Inquiry.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Paul Rowley
Practice head
Mark Molyneux; Bill Gilliam; Simon Kamstra
Other key lawyers
Louise Dobson; Erin Shoesmith; Ryan Geldart; Paul Rowley