Administrative and Public Law

"Members are well regarded for their handling of claims involving injuries of the utmost severity, including high-value catastrophic and psychiatric injury claims, as well as those concerning amputations and major organ damage."
Chambers UK Bar

Members of Devereux practise across the full spectrum of administrative and public law, with expertise in related areas, including –

  • Care homes
  • Coroners
  • Costs
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Environmental law
  • Health and social care
  • Immigration and asylum
  • Professional bodies and associations
  • Tax, duties and statutory payments
  • Telecommunications and IT

We have widely recognised expertise in judicial review proceedings in a tax context, both for and against HMRC. Our members have been involved in judicial review proceedings for and against statutory regulators including the Financial Conduct Authority, Ofcom, Ofgem, and the Bar Standards Board.

Members of Devereux have represented clients in courts and tribunals at all levels including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, the CAT, and the various chambers of the Upper Tribunal and the First-tier Tribunal.

Clients include individuals, companies, charities, NGOs and local and national government agencies.

Our barristers are well-represented on the Attorney General’s Civil Panels of Counsel and a number have security clearance up to Developed Vetting (DV) level.

For further details of our members’ individual skills in this area, see their personal profiles.

Related Expertise

Barristers with Expertise in this area

King’s Counsel
David Bedenham KC

Silk 2025 | Call 2005

Junior Counsel
Peter Edwards

Call 1992
Georgina Hirsch

Call 2009
Georgia Hicks

Call 2012
Katya Hosking

Call 2014
Joshua Carey

Call 2015
Sam Way

Call 2016
Matthew Bignell

Call 2021