Public Law & Regulation

Brodies has one of the strongest public sector practices in Scotland and acts for a broad spectrum of local authorities‚ public bodies and educational institutions.

Our advice to these clients spans regulation and compliance‚ outsourcing and procurement‚ judicial review‚ human rights‚ governance‚ education‚ devolution and human rights.

We bring a sound understanding of the underlying regulatory and legislative framework within which public bodies work.

Although we carry out significant transactional work on behalf of our public sector clients‚ the distinctive part of our practice is that we provide pure public sector advice of the highest calibre.

Given the strength of our commercial practice‚ we also bring an excellent grasp of the interface between the public and private sectors.

We have considerable experience in advising public bodies in regulatory matters and in relation to their powers and duties. We have particular expertise in advising the education sector in the areas of funding and governance.

With a litigation practice that is second to none‚ we provide vigorous support for clients involved in public law litigation.

We provide significant expertise in judicial review‚ an increasingly important area of public law practice. We add another important dimension through our experience and understanding of the issues that really matter in relation to the impact of human rights law‚ in particular in the context of devolution and the powers of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive.