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Helen Fry

Helen is a Senior Associate in the Public and Regulatory team at Bates Wells. She advises both in and out of court on the full spectrum of public and regulatory law, including equality and discrimination, human rights, freedom of information, local government, environmental law, education, charity regulation, fitness to practise, and professional regulation. Helen has a particular focus on judicial review challenges, in which she represents claimants, intervenors, interested parties, and defendants. She also acts in inquests and public inquiries. Examples of her recent work include advising extensively on protected belief protections under the Equality Act 2010; and helping organisations (including charities) to respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004. · Bates Wells

EnglandPublic & Regulatory, Judicial Review

About

Senior Associate in the Public and Regulatory team at Bates Wells, advising both in and out of court across public and regulatory law, including equality, human rights, freedom of information, local government, environmental law, education, charity regulation, fitness to practise and professional regulation. She has a particular focus on judicial review (representing claimants, intervenors, interested parties and defendants) and also acts in inquests and public inquiries; recent work includes advising on protected belief protections under the Equality Act 2010 and handling FOI/EIR responses for organisations including charities.

Practice areas

Public & RegulatoryJudicial ReviewEquality & DiscriminationHuman RightsFreedom of InformationEnvironmentalCharities & Not-for-ProfitProfessional Regulation

Office

Expertise

Judicial ReviewInquests & Public InquiriesFreedom of Information & Environmental Information RequestsProtected Belief / Equality Advice

Education

  • Graduate Diploma in Law
  • Legal Practice Course
  • BA Hons English Literature, University of Cambridge

Admissions

  • Admitted as a solicitor, 2015