Stuart Luke and Martin Bridger, founding Directors at Luke & Bridger Law, are renowned nationally and internationally for holding local and central government to account for decisions they make in individual cases as well as those affecting many thousands.

Public bodies must act in accordance with the law and make decisions that are rational, reasonable and procedurally correct. Decisions made are capable of challenge by way of Judicial review whereupon the Court can hold public bodies to account and to determine if decisions they make are fair, reasonable and rational. These are the principles which every public decision-maker, from ministers to front-line officers such as social workers must respect.

Public bodies, when making decisions must ensure compliance with laws made to protect fundamental rights and interests such as the Human Rights and Data Protection Acts 1998, the Equality Act 2010, the General Data Protection Regulations and EU law. These ensure that people are treated with dignity, that basic freedoms are not unlawfully interfered with, personal information is not misused and that characteristics fundamental to everyone’s identity, like gender, race, sexuality and disability, are respected and do not lead to unfair treatment.

Public law remedies like judicial review have to be used without delay (in most cases the Court will need to be approached within three months, but in some cases much sooner).

If you believe that a unlawful decision is about to be, or has been made, legal advice should be sought as soon as possible.

Our dedicated solicitors have assisted hundreds of claimant clients by intimating Judicial Review claims against public bodies and have, successfully, put a public authority back on the right track.

Judicial review can lead to bad decisions being overturned and to authoritative rulings on the legality of policies, rules and procedures. Serious delay can be brought to an end. Judicial review can also develop the law and help large groups of people with similar problems.

Our Public Law solicitors are highly regarded as being leading figures in this ever developing area of law. Their success at the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2017 is recognition of the highest standard of work that is carried out for our clients.

Our team is here to help. If you require advice do get in touch. If you have a legal problem involving any public authority, please do get in touch with us on 0115 8244771 or via email at info@lukeandbridger.co.uk