With considerable depth of expertise across heavily regulated sectors such as financial services, gambling, life sciences, healthcare and sport, the public law offering at CMS draws on expertise from numerous relevant disciplines, from regulatory and competition, to commercial and IP litigation. Practice head Dan Tench combines his public and media law expertise to provide advice for clients in the public policy arena, while Tamsin Blow is noted for her expertise in the media and gambling sectors.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team bring together experience of media and tech, hard-edged commercial experience, and public law experience which makes them a formiddable ally when dealing with regulatory investigations and enforcement action.’
‘Dan Tench is extremely experienced across sectors, and can draw upon this in any situation.’
Key clients
- Walleys Quarry Limited
- Octopus Energy
Work highlights
- Representing Octopus Energy in three expedited judicial reviews commenced against the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy by British Gas, Scottish Power and E.ON respectively challenging BEIS’ decision to approve the transfer of the business of Bulb Energy (in administration) to Octopus Energy.
- Representing Walleys Quarry, as an interested party, in a judicial review brought against the Environment Agency in relation to allegations the EA was not complying with the law requiring it to protect the life of five-year-old Mathew Richards, in Silverdale, Staffordshire.