Once again, Sharpe Pritchard has fared well in the annual Chambers UK rankings. The 2012 edition of the directory shows us ranked in 5 subject areas and 6 of our partners are ranked as leading individuals in their fields. 

In Administrative and Public Law, partner Trevor Griffiths is ranked in the top tier of practitioners, as he has been for a number of years. He is “lauded for his commitment to the local government sector and has vast experience in judicial review and statutory appeals”.

In Local Government, no firm has more individuals in the rankings. Comments include "admiring market observers commend this as a team that "punches above its weight," due to the high volume of quality work that it handles” and the firm is described as "commercially very astute."

Contributors said Roseanne Serrelli and Nicola Sumner "work seamlessly together to ensure continuous coverage in unplanned urgent requirements". Roseanne’s PFI knowledge and experience are described as “exceptional," and John Sharland “impresses with his substantial projects experience, particularly in the housing and social care sectors”.

In Electoral law the firm is once again ranked in the highest band, as is Ashley Badcock in the leading individuals section, and the same top level banding is achieved for the firm’s Parliamentary work and for Alastair Lewis who is described as “the man to go to" for Parliamentary agency.

In PPP/PFI the firm enters the rankings and, for the first time, Paul O’Sullivan receives a “key contact” mention.

Overall these rankings show a further improvement of the firm’s position in the leading independent legal directory. Senior Partner  Ashley Badcock said “this is a real vote of confidence in our status as one of the leading players in the areas of law in which we specialise.  We rank alongside and, in many cases, higher than some of the traditional “big hitters” simply because of the quality of our work, particularly in complex, high value commercial transactions involving the public sector.”