Browne Jacobson LLP

Insurance and Public Risk

Matthew is an experienced advisor and litigator specialising in public, regulatory and information law. Matthew has provided advice and representation to clients in high profile and complex judicial review proceedings, statutory appeals, procurement challenges, and data breach/breach of confidentiality claims.

Matthew previously worked within the Government Legal Department conducting high profile litigation in the areas of constitutional (the Brexit cases), health and social care (the junior doctors, accountable care and overseas charging judicial reviews), social security (the 2 Child tax judicial review), and information law.

Matthew is dual qualified in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Matthew specialises in particular in acting for clients in high profile and complex judicial review proceedings, statutory appeals, High Court claims for damages arising from data breaches, a breach of confidence and/or misuse of private information, procurement challenges and public inquiries.

Dual qualified in England & Wales (2017) and Australia (2008). Worked as a judicial assistant in Australia before working in the public law teams at two national law firms (Sparke Helmore and Mills Oakley). Before Browne Jacobson, Matthew worked in the public law litigation team at the Government Legal Department, specialising in Constitutional and health litigation.

Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers

BA/LLB (Hons) (Macquarie University, Australia); LLM (University College of London); Diploma of Legal Practice (College of Law, Australia)