Environmental, Social and Governance
United Kingdom
19 August 2025
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP handles public inquiry work, investigations, legislative and regulatory matters, and complex projects. Kuljeet Gill focuses on partnership and joint venture structures for regeneration and development, with an emphasis on capturing land value and profit. Huw Rolant Jones advises extensively on public sector change management, including employment implications related to transfers of functions, outsourcing and shared services. Sarah Jones has significant public inquiry experience. Mukhtiar Tanda and Gary Delderfield are integral members of the team.
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Testimonials
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‘ESI are a go-to firm for public inquiries; they combine significant expertise across multiple investigations and inquiries with a genuine embracing of technology.’
‘My experience of the team is in public inquiries. They are one of the most experienced teams in this field, with strength at all levels. The team members are distributed in Eversheds offices across England and Wales. They have grown recently, reflecting their great success.’
‘The Evershed team's experience of statutory public inquiries is unrivalled and unique.’
- 'The solicitors at Eversheds are a dream to work with. The combined complete mastery of procedure with total command of the brief. They are organised and efficient as well as creative and forward-thinking. They are totally efficient but down-to-earth, friendly and endlessly available. There is no inquiry-related query they can't answer, but they welcome new ideas and embrace lateral thinking.’
- 'Sarah Jones – leads the team and has a wide perspective on what makes for success, including the technology that should be employed.'
- 'Sarah Jones is a real sector leader and highly capable and hugely respected in the field.'
- 'The team has a well-deserved reputation as the leading Inquiries specialists.'
- 'They work collaboratively with clients of all kinds and with Counsel who they instruct. Their approach is business-like and focused, but they all excel in forging relationships with their clients.'
Key clients
- Croydon Council/South London Coroner
- Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee
- Ministry of Defence
- Independent Inquiry into Telford Child Sexual Exploitation (Telford & Wrekin Council)
- South Yorkshire Pensions Authority
- Wirral Borough Council
- London Borough of Barnet
Practice head
Mukhtiar Tanda; Kuljeet Gill; Huw Rolant Jones; Sarah Jones; Gary Delderfield