Administrative Law

Services

• Judicial review: We represent clients in bringing or defending judicial review challenges to decisiosn made by government agencies
• Merits review: We assist clients in bringing or responding to challenges to government decisions brought in tribunals or similar bodies.
• Regulatory compliance: We advise clients on compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards
• Regulatory investigations: We represent clients in investigations conducted by government agencies
• Advisory: We advise both private and public sector clients on statutory interpretation and the legality of government decision-making.

• Advising the National Disability Insurance Agency on scheme significant statutory construction and administrative law issues impacting tens of billions of dollars in annual expenditure
• Acting for News Corp and Annika Smethurst in their successful High Court judicial review challenge to warrants executed by the Australian Federal Police – this made international news and is now the leading High Court decision on search warrants
• Acting for the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption in its successful defence of corruption findings made against former NSW Minister Eddie Obeid – a “bet the agency” case for the ICAC.