Sharpe Pritchard LLP

This leading national public law specialist acts for central government, local authorities, other public sector organisations, registered providers and social landlords, as well as commercial clients, utility providers and third sector organisations.

Sharpe Pritchard combines expert legal advice with commercial acumen and a high level of client service. Its focus is on building close working relationships with clients to provide added value at every step.

Core areas of practice include (but are not limited to):

• Construction
• Procurement
• PFI and PPP (including handback and disputes)
• Planning
• Parliamentary Agency and Electoral Law
• Public Law
• Regeneration and Real Estate
• Employment
• Data Protection and Information Law

The firm is an approved legal service provider for Crown Commercial Services and appear on all the major frameworks including EMLS, LBLA and the North West Legal Consortium.

Sharpe Pritchard also offers a number of additional services for clients, including:

• Sharpe Pritchard Adjudication: a specialist rapid response service for adjudication in construction disputes.
• Sharpe Pritchard Strategy: consultancy and project delivery services.
• Sharpe Pritchard Mediation: a confidential, cost effective form of alternative dispute resolution offered by a team of experienced mediators to assist parties reach a negotiated settlement of their dispute.

A purpose-led organisation, Sharpe Pritchard leads the way on sustainability as well as other ESG initiatives.

In 2023 the firm secured an impressive array of accolades, including being ranked 1st in the league table for best mid-sized companies to work for in London, 9th overall in the UK and 5th in the best law firms within the UK and it was shortlisted for ‘Law Firm of the Year – The independents’ at the Lawyer Awards.

Sharpe Pritchard’s services include:

Construction: The construction team advises a range of clients across the industry, including central government, local authorities, housing associations, developers, funders, project sponsors, consultants and charitable institutions.

Data and privacy: Sharpe Pritchard has experience of a vast array of issues in this rapidly-changing area of law. Sharpe Pritchard advises on data protection matters including, drafting and negotiating amendments to data processing agreements, advising on subject access requests, international data transfers, regulatory matters, Data Protection Impact Assessments, updating and drafting privacy notices and preparing records of processing activities.

ICT: Sharpe Pritchard’s technology law team has extensive experience in advising on ICT outsourcing – whether as a standalone ICT procurement or as part of a wide ranging facilities management contract, business process outsourcing or PFI/PPP project.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure team advises on all legal issues including procurement, land assembly, planning, parliamentary, regulation, contracts, finance, joint ventures and construction.

Planning law: Sharpe Pritchard’s planning law team advises on all aspects of planning, highway law and environment law, from major regeneration projects to providing advice on planning enforcement.

Procurement: We have one of the leading teams in the field of public procurement. We have extensive knowledge of EU and UK procurement law, including the public contract regulations and surrounding case law.

Public law and Parliamentary: Lawyers in all departments advise on public law issues, including on governance issues, collaborative arrangements, trading powers, licensing (including prosecutions), freedom of information, human rights and vires.

Sharpe Pritchard is one of the few firms of lawyers with Roll A parliamentary agents amongst their number. The firm is also an acknowledged expert in election law, advising on a wide range of electoral issues.

Real estate: The real estate team advises on a wide range of activities including compulsory purchase, development agreements, right to buy, the sale and purchase of commercial property, landlord and tenant law.