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At Stone King we are committed to supporting the public & regulatory sector, aligning with our commitment to work in the public interest and for the public benefit.
We act for a broad span of public & regulatory sector bodies, across the full range of services needed. Be it public & regulatory law, procurement, employment, contract, or property related services, we understand the context in which public & regulatory bodies work. In particular we understand fully that this sector operates within a set of expectations as to public facing conduct, exercise of powers, use of its funds, accountability and transparency. That understanding of the political and resource driven context for public and regulatory bodies is critical to how we can really add value to the work of those bodies through our services.
Our clients include the full range of public and regulatory bodies, from core public authorities subject to statutory and public law powers and duties through to the hinterland of private bodies with public functions, for instance Museums and galleries, professional representative organisations, national charities, and Royal Charter bodies.
Our Public & Regulatory Sector team has many years of experience of working in this field and is adept at shoring up, defending or indeed challenging policies and practices of public & regulatory bodies. Our track record in judicial review, statutory appeals, Freedom of Information and other related areas ensures that the advice you get is holistic and totally geared to your aims and objectives.
Our public benefit specialisation also adds the perspectives of purpose-aligned public service providers and social impact investors, to assist in multi-sector, multi-stakeholder partnership and collaboration.
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