Emergency Services
Our specialist emergency services lawyers provide regulatory and public law support tailored to the unique challenges faced by police forces, fire and rescue services, and ambulance trusts
We act for senior officers facing disciplinary and misconduct allegations, we also advise on employment issues including: discrimination, unfair dismissal and whistleblowing.
We also advise emergency services on regulatory compliance and governance. This includes preparing organisations for inspections by bodies such as HMICFRS and CQC, supporting them in responding to inspection reports, and assisting with the delivery of action plans and ongoing compliance monitoring.
We represent emergency services personnel and organisations at public inquiries and inquests where their decisions are under scrutiny, we defend them in judicial reviews and help them respond to administrative law challenges.
We act for senior officers and organisations subject to health and safety, and corporate manslaughter investigations. We also represent individuals facing allegations of misconduct in a public office.
We advise on GDPR and data protection compliance, and Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) investigations. We also provide training on a wide range of public law, human rights and regulatory matters.
