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• ‘There is a depth of expertise and pragmatism when acting to secure clients' interests and core values.’

• ‘Informed, professional, practical, ethical and supportive.’

• ‘Alistair Williams is very effective; great on the detail and political judgment.’

• ‘The firm is excellent, with very good all-round client skills. We like their expertise in this area of the law very much; and we would add that we like the way that they go “above and beyond” in understanding very specific legal concerns, and our slightly quirky modus operandi.’

• ‘Alistair Williams is an excellent communicator. He has been exceedingly helpful in various, very different, cases, especially judicial reviews, and is well versed in drafting court documents of great complexity, and in negotiating with opponents, in instructing the right sort of counsel, and in liaising between counsel and us.’

• ‘It is clear that the team have a veritable wealth of knowledge and experience in the public inquiry sector. The speed of communication is impressive and their friendly and approachable nature puts clients at ease.’

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Alistair Williams

Bates Wells

Alistair is a senior associate in the Public & Regulatory team. Alistair works with public bodies, regulators, charities, social enterprises and private sector bodies to help with the full range of public law issues. He advises on the powers and duties of public bodies, statutory interpretation and public law litigation. He also advises on professional discipline, local government law (with a particular interest in local audit), and information law (particularly Freedom of Information).