Public Inquiries and the ancillary civil and criminal proceedings are both daunting and highly stressful for both individuals and companies whether they are core participants or witnesses.
Public Inquiries are inevitably high profile and revolve around sensitive topics, clients will want to ensure their reputation and interests are protected while seeking to assist as much as possible. Inquiries will undoubtedly have a profound impact and both core participants and Inquiry witnesses, for most, it will be a completely foreign experience and the thought of giving live evidence broadcast to so many will be extremely daunting.
Public Inquiries inevitably contain a huge volume of paperwork and disclosure of this material can be challenging and time consuming. The sheer volume of material can be overwhelming, however our team have significant experience in dealing with this, presenting the documentation in a easy to digest format and ensuring clients fully understand the papers. This means our clients are well prepared for all lines of inquiry.
Our team have significant experience in representing clients in public inquiries and associated proceedings. Our involvement in ancillary civil and criminal proceedings gives us a unique insight into the impact of the proceedings and the importance to keep potential connected proceedings in mind at every stage. Our vast experience means that we can guide clients through the process and ensure they are confident that no stone has been left unturned.
They all have years of experience in this area and have been in all the best cases over the years.
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Advice to & Representation of Witnesses & Core Participants
Public inquiries are official investigations, established by a UK or devolved government minister, but conducted by an independent body, to examine matters of “public concern” about a particular event or set of events. Their purpose is to establish what happened, why it happened and how future incidents can be avoided.
We have acted in some of the most high-profile public inquiries under the Inquiries Act 2005, including the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
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Ancillary Civil & Criminal Proceedings
Involvement in public inquiries can lead to both civil and criminal proceedings. We have vast experience in representing Inquiry participants in anciliary proceedings.
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Public Law Challenges
One of the most common ways to pursue a public law challenge is by means of judicial review. Our team have extensive experience in both bringing and defending judical review claims.