Matthew Smith
Matthew is a Partner in the Public and Regulatory team at Bates Wells, with 30 years’ experience advising public and private bodies, regulators, charities, professional associations, and individuals across sectors including government, education, health, environment, and media. He has acted in complex judicial reviews, statutory appeals, and human rights cases, and is a recognised expert in Public Inquiries and Inquests, having worked on high-profile matters including Grenfell, Savile, Equitable Life, Bloody Sunday, and the Westminster and London Bridge terror attacks. Matthew also advises on public and regulatory law issues, including policy modernisation, statutory interpretation, information law, and Parliamentary Select Committee matters. He has extensive experience drafting primary and secondary legislation, statutory instruments, regulatory rules, and legislative amendments, combining legal expertise with practical insight into government and policy processes. · Bates Wells
About
Matthew Smith is a Partner in the Public and Regulatory team at Bates Wells with 30 years' experience advising public and private bodies, regulators, charities, professional associations and individuals across government, education, health, environment and media. He is a recognised expert in public inquiries and inquests, has acted in complex judicial reviews, statutory appeals and human rights cases, and has extensive experience drafting primary and secondary legislation, statutory instruments, regulatory rules and legislative amendments.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- University of Oxford, BA (Hons) Jurisprudence (Law), 1992
- Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course, 1993
Admissions
- Called to the Bar, 1993