Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Sharpe Pritchard is a leading national public law specialist advising central government, local authorities, other public sector organisations, registered providers, social landlords, commercial clients, utility providers, and third sector organisations. The firm combines expert legal advice with commercial acumen and a high level of client service, prioritising close working relationships with clients to provide added value at every stage.

The firm’s core areas of practice include construction, procurement, PFI and PPP (including handback and disputes), planning, parliamentary agency and electoral law, public law, regeneration and real estate, employment, and data protection and information law. Sharpe Pritchard is an approved legal service provider for Crown Commercial Services and participates in all major frameworks, including EMLS, LBLA, and the North West Legal Consortium.

Sharpe Pritchard offers a range of additional services, including Sharpe Pritchard Adjudication, a specialist rapid response service for adjudication in construction disputes; Sharpe Pritchard Strategy, providing consultancy and project delivery services; and Sharpe Pritchard Mediation, a confidential and cost-effective alternative dispute resolution service led by experienced mediators. The firm is purpose-led, actively promoting sustainability and other ESG initiatives.

In 2023, Sharpe Pritchard received numerous accolades, including ranking first in the league table for best mid-sized companies to work for in London, ninth overall in the UK, and fifth among the best law firms in the UK. The firm was also shortlisted for ‘Law Firm of the Year – The Independents’ at the Lawyer Awards.

Sharpe Pritchard’s service offerings include:

• Construction: Advises clients across the industry, including central government, local authorities, housing associations, developers, funders, project sponsors, consultants, and charitable institutions.
• Data and Privacy: Provides expertise on data protection matters, including drafting and negotiating data processing agreements, advising on subject access requests, international data transfers, regulatory matters, Data Protection Impact Assessments, privacy notices, and records of processing activities.
• ICT: Offers extensive experience in ICT outsourcing, whether as standalone procurement or as part of wider facilities management contracts, business process outsourcing, or PFI/PPP projects.
• Infrastructure: Advises on all legal aspects of infrastructure projects, including procurement, land assembly, planning, parliamentary matters, regulation, contracts, finance, joint ventures, and construction.
• Planning Law: Provides advice on planning, highway, and environmental law, from major regeneration projects to planning enforcement issues.
• Procurement: Maintains one of the leading public procurement teams, with comprehensive knowledge of EU and UK procurement law, including public contract regulations and related case law.
• Public Law and Parliamentary: Advises on public law issues, governance, collaborative arrangements, trading powers, licensing (including prosecutions), freedom of information, human rights, and vires. The firm includes Roll A parliamentary agents and is recognised as an expert in election law, advising on a wide range of electoral matters.
• Real Estate: Advises on compulsory purchase, development agreements, right to buy, sale and purchase of commercial property, and landlord and tenant law.