Public, Administrative and Human Rights Law Practice Group
The Murray Stable for many years has had a concentration of experienced practitioners in the fields of public, administrative and human rights law. This Group is an integral part of the Murray Stable. It offers an unparalleled range of expertise, knowledge and experience in the fields of public, administrative and human rights law to solicitors and Direct Access clients. Its members are regularly instructed on behalf of a wide range of clients including government departments, local authorities, charities, housing associations, other public bodies and individual litigants. They publish regularly: some of their publications appear on this website.
They have a large number of reported cases to their credit including senior court decisions of considerable importance. The size of the group and the qualities of the members and the Stable should ensure that whatever services the client needs, the Group will provide.
What Services Does the Group Offer?
- All members of the Group, as with all members of the stable, are available for instruction in all courts and tribunals.
- They may also be instructed in relation to written work such as Opinions and the drafting of pleadings as well as consultations.
- Members of the Group are available for instruction through Direct Access, a new, more accessible and economical means of obtaining counsel's services.
- Regular publication of news and legal analysis free on this website
- The Group also offers free or low cost CPD training which may be provided on request in-house or to local faculties of solicitors.
- The Group organises an annual conference of major topical interest.
- We are pleased to make in-house visits to your firm or organisation or local faculty of solicitors to discuss your needs and the services that can be offered by the Group and its members.
Further information about all of these services may be obtained from the Practice Manager Iain Murray or one of his deputies Elaine Wilson or Erica Turnbull.
What Areas of Law Does the Group Practice In?
Areas of law in which group members are regularly instructed include:
- all aspects of local authority and government functions
- charity and not-for-profit
- civil liberties
- constitutional
- education
- election
- housing and landlord/tenant
- human rights (in both civil and criminal law context)
- licensing
- immigration and asylum
- information (including data protection and FoI)
- judicial review
- mental health
- prison
- public sector regulation
- rating and valuation
- social security
- social work and community care