Public law and human rights solicitors
Our public law team provides advice about decisions made by public bodies. This includes advice about decision-making by local authorities, and about services provided by a range of different public bodies including in the context of health, education, and community care. It includes advice about discrimination and about decisions made by central government, including policy decisions.
We represent clients in judicial review proceedings, including in cases in the higher courts as well as in the European Court of Human Rights.
Ann Bevington undertakes a range of public law work including judicial review claims.
Our housing and public law team is recommended in the Legal 500 and Chambers UK guides. It is described in the Legal 500 guide 2021 as a specialist team which “punches above its weight” and which has particular expertise in housing-related public law challenges.
The areas in which we have particular expertise include:
- Homelessness
- Challenges to the government’s welfare reform policies
- The allocation of social housing
- Social care duties including to children and disabled people, particularly where there is an overlap between care needs and housing needs
- Discrimination, particularly but not exclusively in relation to housing
- Housing and support needs arising from domestic violence
- Challenging other decisions by public authorities arising from a range of different circumstances
What will it cost?
Depending upon your financial circumstances you may qualify for legal aid. We will automatically carry out an assessment when we first meet with you to see whether or not you are eligible.
If you are not entitled to legal aid we will discuss with you other ways of funding your case including no win no fee agreements (conditional fee agreements).
How to contact us?
Contact us on 020 7272 1234, or email us at reception@hmbsolicitors.co.uk
Our Housing, Public Law and Property team can assist with all these matters.
