Ruth O’Sullivan

Associate | Public Law & Regulatory

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Ruth is an Associate in our Public Law Team.

Ruth joined Capital from the Government Legal Department in Spring 2023, where she was advising the Department for Transport on its Rail Transformation Programme.

Ruth works with public law and regulatory clients both in an advisory capacity and where there is a dispute.

Ruth has worked as a legal adviser for central government in several departments including, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.  She also has experience of public law litigation – specifically Judicial Review, Freedom of Information appeals and contempt of Court – as well as private law claims.

Before becoming a lawyer, Ruth worked in policy and public affairs for charitable organisations. She specialised in policy areas such as supported housing, welfare and special educational needs and became familiar with the legislative frameworks relevant to these areas.

Expertise

  • Commercial Disputes
  • Public law and regulatory
  • Education
  • GDPR
  • Equalities
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Recent work

The Gambling Commission
Advising the Gambling Commission in relation to the 4th National Lottery Licence.

Advising the Gambling Commission on Regulatory Settlement funds and the approved Research, Education and Treatment list.

Bridgend Schools
Advising Bridgend schools on issues such as Individual Health Plans, rules around parent governors and school policies.

BMA
Advising the British Medical Association in litigation in the Court of Appeal.

 

Ruth joins us from the Department of Transport where her work encompassed:

  • Advising the Department for Transport on passenger focussed elements of rail transformation including accessibility and Transport Focus.
  • Advising on amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
  • Advising the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the ‘How to Rent’ tenant guide.
  • Drafting coronavirus regulations on commercial tenancies.
  • Advising on Ofsted inspections during Covid-19.

Languages

  • Spanish (Limited working proficiency)

 

 

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  • Capital Law provided exceptional support to Newport City Homes in establishing our sponsorship programme for overseas workers. Their expertise and guidance were instrumental in securing the necessary licence, enabling us to obtain visas for two of our staff members. The team at Capital Law was professional, knowledgeable, and responsive throughout the entire process, ensuring a smooth and successful outcome. We highly recommend their services to any organization seeking legal assistance in this area.

    Robert Pitts | People Business Partner
    Newport City Homes

  • Thank you to the whole team at Capital Law for their support. They were professional, committed and responsive from start to finish, and we found their down to earth approach made the process easy for the shareholders. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Mel, Laura and the team.

    Jack Knight | Managing Director
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  • We’ve worked with the Capital Team on a range of real estate matters since 2019.  Our County Hall project is complex and required a deep understanding of corporate joint ventures and built environment development projects.  Capital’s Real Estate Division has specialist lawyers with good experience in our sector, so they were able to seamlessly support us throughout the project ensuring compliance with regulatory aspects and the Housing Acts too – the Capital Team were great to work with and I am happy to endorse their ability to advise HAs on complex development and multi-disciplinary projects.

    Rhys Parry | Development Director
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