Public Law concerns challenges, by way of

judicial review, to decisions of Central and

Local Government and other public bodies, in

particular, regulatory authorities. He is the author

of 'Commercial Judicial Review' and has been

involved in many such cases. These have included

matters relating to education, health, community

care, planning, public funding, transport, doctors,

nurses, lawyers and accountants.

By way of example, he was recently involved in

the review of the Home Office's decision as to the

amount of compensation that was awarded

to Michael and Vincent Hickey, who had spent

many years in prison for a murder of which they

were acquitted.

Another example is a challenge on behalf of an

NHS GP who was removed from the list of local

providers. He is involved in a number of cases

about the intervention powers of the Law Society.

Many cases he has been involved in concern

the closure of schools, the selection criteria for

admission to schools, policies, and the capital

funding of education. He is the author of the

chapter on Education for Sweet & Maxwell’s

standard textbook on Precedents and Pleadings. In

relation to the caring professions - he has been

involved in challenges to local NHS disciplinary

decisions, the extent of the GMC's powers over

doctors, the suspension of nurses, hospital

closures and all work concerning Care Homes,

Nursing Homes and the policies applied to paying

for them. He is the author of Blackstone's Guide

to the Care Standards Act 2000.