Administrative law is not a narrow specialism. It is the law of licensing, procurement, welfare, housing, education, immigration, prisons, regulation of utilities, and more. CALG brings together lawyers and specialists who work across that field.
The Centre for Administrative Law and Governance is an independent professional network of administrative and public lawyers, regulatory specialists and governance practitioners. Administrative law appears in many forms - a housing decision, a benefits award, a tax demand, a visa refusal, a parole board ruling, a licensing condition, a regulator's fine - but the same principles of law and procedure run through all of it.
The Centre brings together experts in administrative law and adjacent fields as a one-stop shop for anyone making or affected by an administrative decision. And with ever more globalised systems of law and governance, our expertise is international.
Every Fellow is instructed directly and acts in their own name. The Centre is not a law firm and does not provide regulated legal advice. Fellows are bound by the rules and standards of any professional bodies of which they are a member or practitioner.
Judicial review and the grounds of review; procedural fairness; tribunals and appeals; ombudsmen and administrative justice; the liability of public authorities; emergency and executive powers; the public–private divide; constitutional and human-rights dimensions of administrative action - across fields including welfare and social security, housing and homelessness, immigration and asylum, prisons and parole, health and social care, education, and planning.
Design and reform of government and administrative decision-making systems; artificial intelligence in public decision-making; policy review and legal stress-testing; governance of public and regulated bodies; international and maritime governance.
Fellows are tagged by jurisdiction and by field on the People page, so that an instructing party can find an expert in their area.
Do you have a complex issue or one touching on more than one area of expertise? The Centre can arrange for two or more Fellows to work on your case.