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Sharpe Pritchard, one of the UK’s leading public law firms, has announced two key promotions, effective from Tuesday, 1st April 2025. Joe Walker and Emily Knowles have been promoted to partner, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to recognising and nurturing exceptional talent from within. Joe trained at Sharpe Pritchard, furthered his career elsewhere and then re-joined…

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The issue of delays in registering legal title at the Land Registry continues to be a common issue across the commercial property sector. However, in early February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) announced that it was “opening up key property information, ensuring this data can be shared between trusted professionals…

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On 11 March 2025, the Government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill into Parliament with a promise to speed up planning decisions and ‘get Britain building’. Sharpe Pritchard’s Planning and Parliamentary team have been analysing the likely implications of the Bill in recent weeks. In the latest article of this series, we  focus on Spatial…

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Sharpe Pritchard’s Steve Gummer has been named the UK’s top environmental and sustainability champion. He took the opportunity to urge radical public sector action on the climate crisis. Sharpe Pritchard, a leader in public law, is celebrating a major achievement as Steve Gummer, Partner and Head of Net Zero, has been named Environmental/Sustainability Champion of…

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Manchester United’s plans to build a new stadium have been the subject of widespread criticism: the design has been likened to a “circus tent”, the club’s Supporters’ Trust is “anxious” about implications for ticket pricing; and Graham Stringer MP has described the plans as a “tax exile’s half-baked, misbegotten scheme”. Mr. Stringer is, concerned about…

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On 11 March 2025, the Government introduced the Planning and Infrastructure Bill into Parliament with a promise to speed up planning decisions and ‘get Britain building’. Sharpe Pritchard’s Planning and Parliamentary team have been analysing the likely implications of the Bill in recent weeks. The focus of this article is on the aspects of the…

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