Louise Sivey

Louise is a Senior Associate in the Public and Regulatory team at Bates Wells, advising both public sector and commercial organisations across sectors including technology, education, health, retail, entertainment, and sport. She draws on experience as an in-house lawyer for regulated entities to provide practical, strategic legal advice tailored to clients’ operational needs. Louise’s work spans public law, regulatory investigations, governance reviews, internal audits, and policy development, including drafting rules, regulations, procedures, and guidance. She also advises on judicial review, procurement litigation, and participation in public inquiries. Louise has a particular interest in emerging regulation, with expertise in tech, content platforms, and social media, and supports clients in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and consultations. · Bates Wells

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Senior Associate in the Public & Regulatory team at Bates Wells, advising public sector and commercial organisations across sectors including technology, education, health, retail, entertainment and sport. She draws on in-house experience with regulated entities to provide practical, strategic advice on public law, regulatory investigations, governance reviews, policy development and related litigation.

Practice areas

Public LawRegulatoryLitigationProcurementGovernanceTechnology

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England

Bates Wells · Louise is a Senior Associate in the Public and Regulatory team at Bates Wells, advising both public sector and commercial organisations across sectors including technology, education, health, retail, entertainment, and sport. She draws on experience as an in-house lawyer for regulated entities to provide practical, strategic legal advice tailored to clients’ operational needs. Louise’s work spans public law, regulatory investigations, governance reviews, internal audits, and policy development, including drafting rules, regulations, procedures, and guidance. She also advises on judicial review, procurement litigation, and participation in public inquiries. Louise has a particular interest in emerging regulation, with expertise in tech, content platforms, and social media, and supports clients in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and consultations.

England

Expertise

Technology (including content platforms and social media)Regulatory investigationsJudicial reviewProcurement litigationGovernance reviews and internal auditsPolicy development and regulatory consultationsEducationHealthRetailEntertainment and sport

Education

Kaplan Law School, LPC, 2011-2012
The University of Law, GDL, 2010-2011
University of Nottingham, BA Hons History and Politics, 2003-2006