Christian Davies

Christian regularly acts in judicial reviews and other public law and human rights matters. Christian has represented a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporate entities, NGOs, and various public authorities.

Examples of Christian’s current and recent work in this area include:

• Acting for Black Equity Organisation in its successful intervention in R (Donald) v SSHD [2024] EWHC 1492 (Admin), in which the Court held that the Home Secretary’s decision not to proceed with recommendations relating to the Windrush scandal was unlawful and contravened the human rights of Windrush victims.
• Acting for the claimant company in ongoing commercial judicial review proceedings against the Committee of Advertising Practice (the sister organisation of the Advertising Standards Authority).
• Acting for an NHS doctor in his judicial review of NHS England’s decision to terminate his GP contract.
• Advising a local authority in relation to a proposed challenge to the Mayor of London’s decision to expand the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to the outer London boroughs.
• Acting for a local authority in its successful defence of its decision to close a small rural primary school.

Christian has experience in the full range of employment law advice and litigation, including disputes in both the Employment Tribunal and the High Court.

In 2023, Christian was part of the claimant team led by Dan Oudkerk KC and Amy Rogers KC in the high-profile Guy Carpenter v Howden team move litigation.

In the Employment Tribunal, Christian has acted both as sole counsel and as part of a team in numerous cases including claims for unfair dismissal, unlawful deduction of wages, discrimination and whistleblowing.

Christian is regularly instructed in information and data cases including:

• Acting for the Information Commissioner and various public authorities in statutory appeals before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004; and
• Acting for corporate entities and public authorities in claims in the county court and High Court under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

Christian accepts instructions in a wide range of education-related matters, including judicial review proceedings and discrimination claims. His current and recent clients include schools and multi-academy trusts, higher education institutions, local authorities, and the Department for Education.

Christian accepts instructions in a wide range of sport-related matters. He recently acted for World Athletics in a challenge before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding the regulations which govern who can compete in the women’s category in athletic events.

Christian accepts instructions from economic operators and contracting authorities in relation to high-value procurement processes and legal challenges.