Local Government
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Band 2
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Provided by Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Sharpe Pritchard is a long-established leader in local government work. The firm advises local authorities on the full range of local authority legal subjects, including vires, constitution, formation of companies and charities, joint ventures, state aid, procurement, commercial law, real estate and planning, construction, dispute resolution, administrative and public law, Parliamentary Agency and electoral law.
The firm has long standing contractual arrangements with a number of local authorities where it provides comprehensive legal services, sometimes with secondees embedded in the local authority legal department.
A substantial number of the firm’s lawyers were previously employed by local authorities, and several are former heads of legal departments.
Sharpe Pritchard stands apart from its competitors in terms of the sheer number of local authorities with which it works and the volume and value of the local government-related matters on which it is instructed.
The firm is on most of the major local authority legal panels, including EM Lawshare, the London Boroughs Legal Alliance, North West Legal Consortium and the CCS Wider Public Sector national panel.
Chambers Review
Sharpe Pritchard is a well-established public sector firm that advises a wide variety of clients including public bodies and local authorities. It handles judicial review work for local councils and also advises those clients on issues concerning procurement and waste projects. The firm additionally continues to handle significant infrastructure and construction projects on behalf of local council clients.
Rob Hann is a key contact..
Work Highlights
- Sharpe Pritchard have advised Suffolk County Council on three Development Consent Orders concerning nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sharpe Pritchard have been able to support across a range of complex and sophisticated matters. Their instructions are discussed and ensuing work is well focused and of considerable value."
"I have been impressed with their clear and concise feedback and their ability to quickly respond to changing requirements and circumstances."
"They have an excellent team."
"Sharpe Pritchard have been able to support across a range of complex and sophisticated matters. Their instructions are discussed and ensuing work is well focused and of considerable value."
"I have been impressed with their clear and concise feedback and their ability to quickly respond to changing requirements and circumstances."
"They have an excellent team."