Sharpe Pritchard has successfully represented a local authority in High Court proceedings concerning the closure of a nursery, securing the dismissal of a judicial review brought by a group of parents. The claim arose following the local authority's decision to agree to a proposal by the service provider to terminate its service contract early. The... Read more
As the government pushes ahead with the biggest overhaul of local government in a generation, a growing list of councils, including Essex, Norfolk, Hampshire and Suffolk, are testing whether the courts will intervene. Our experts, Simon Kiely, Olivia Peake and Oliver Dickie go through what you need to know. Background In December 2024, the government... Read more
The NEC Annual Conference 2026, themed "Scaling Excellence in a New Age of Delivery", brought together public sector clients, project leaders and industry specialists to discuss the future of infrastructure and project delivery. Attended by Sharpe Pritchard's Rachel Murray-Smith, Helen Batter and Jane Crees, the conference explored the challenges and opportunities facing major programmes, from... Read more
George McLellan, Jack Trevella and Oliver Dickie consider whether sports governing bodies should be amenable to judicial review. In 1993, the Court of Appeal rejected a claim for judicial review against the Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club on the basis that the Jockey Club was not amenable to judicial review.[1] Sir Thomas Bingham MR... Read more
Chloe McQuillan explores how the everyday use of generative AI tools can create an unexpected and serious risk of waiving legal professional privilege. The use of generative AI tools is now firmly embedded in most of our day-to-day lives, including in our workplaces. From asking AI to summarise a document, to drafting and analysis, these... Read more
The King’s Speech 2026, read together with the accompanying background briefing notes, outlines the government’s proposed legislative programme for the new parliamentary session and includes a number of measures of particular significance to the construction sector. Experts Rachel Murray-Smith, Helen Arthur, and Juli Lau consider the Remediation Bill and The Small Business Protections (Late Payments)... Read more
In this article, Cat Bogoje and Lorraine Spurling, who between them have more than 25 years’ experience in procuring light touch services, take a look at some of the common questions we are asked about managing and modifying frameworks for light touch services under the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”). As yet, there have been no... Read more
