Freddie is a trainee solicitor currently working in the Infrastructure and Corporate Department, assisting solicitors across a range of practice areas.
He joined Sharpe Pritchard as a trainee solicitor following experience as a Paralegal in an in-house construction team, where he gained industry knowledge.
Prior to that, Freddie graduated with a first-class degree in Politics from Newcastle University, attained a distinction in the GDL at the University of Law, and completed the LLM SQE course at BPP.
24 June 2025
On the 19th June 2025, the Data Use and Access Bill (“DUA Bill”) received Royal Assent to become the Data Use and Access Act 2025 (“DUA Act”). The DUA Act does not replace existing data protection legislation but does amend the UK GDPR, whilst introducing broader data governance regulation beyond governance of personal data. The…
Read more24 February 2025
Heat Network Business Rates Relief provides a full exemption from business rates for properties primarily functioning as heat networks which take its energy from a low carbon source. The purpose of the relief is to encourage the development of low-carbon heating solutions, by lowering operational costs. Heat Networks A heat network is a system which…
Read more18 December 2024
Overview On 16 December 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (“MHCLG”) released the English Devolution White Paper (the “White Paper”), setting out plans to develop devolution in England with the intention of “unleashing power from Whitehall back into local communities that know their areas best”. The Government announced plans to merge local…
Read more17 December 2024
On Friday 13 December 2024 the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero published their ambitious Government Clean Power Action Plan – with the ethos being to “sprint” towards homegrown energy production. The primary aim is for the UK to achieve clean power by 2030 to increase energy security and improve affordability, while reducing greenhouse…
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