England - London • Public sector
Linklaters LLP
The public law practice at Linklaters LLP is particularly adept at acting for businesses and public bodies on business critical and complex judicial review matters, with specialist expertise across the media, technology, transport, financial services and energy sectors. Practice head Tom Cassels is a prominent public law figure, representing the UK Government, international companies, and major charities in high-stakes public law disputes. The practice also handles a steady stream of advisory work, guiding clients through complex and novel principles of administrative and public law.
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Testimonials
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‘Experience in advising on extremely high-profile matters.’
‘Tom Cassels is excellent at distilling technical points into easily understandable advice.’
‘Legal and professional excellence. Very approachable, easy to work with, and a collaborative approach. Nothing is too much trouble.’
‘Very responsive and the work is well planned with future issues anticipated which helps ensure you are on the "front foot" and not merely reacting. The firm works as a team and is able to bring in experts from different disciplines to assist where they add value.'
‘They have a broad and deep knowledge of what is happening in the sector and wider world which brings valuable insight. For high-profile work, they also have the necessary professional gravitas both with my board and with third parties up to and including Government.’
‘The collaborative approach, the ability to really understand what matters to the client and what constitutes the right result beyond just the legal issues.’
Key clients
- The Energy Administrators (Teneo Financial Advisory Limited) and Bulb
- The Department for Transport
- Medical Protection Society
- Ola UK Private Limited
- Experian Limited
- LGBT Foundation and Stonewall
- Privacy International
- Hg Capital LLP and Intas Pharmaceuticals Limited, Accord Healthcare Limited and Accord-UK Limited
- Shawbrook Bank Limited
- Annington Property Limited, Annington Holdings Limited
- Camelot UK Lotteries Limited
- Home Builders Federation
Work highlights
- Acting for Annington Property in its judicial review of the Ministry of Defence’s attempt to regain property rights over 38,000 properties.
- Acting for Camelot in relation to the competition for the Fourth National Lottery Licence, valued at over £3.6bn.
- Advising The Energy Administrators and Bulb on the £1.2bn administration of Bulb and the sale of Bulb to the Octopus Energy Group.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Tom Cassels