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Christopher Watkins

Christopher Watkins

Trainee Solicitor

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Christopher joined Sharpe Pritchard in June 2023, in the litigation seat, having graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2020 with a First Class Degree in International Relations.

Before joining Sharpe Pritchard, he had worked as a Planning and Environmental Paralegal for an International Law firm based in Exeter. He was responsible for various road and sewage adoption agreements for private developers and housing associations.

He gained further experience at an international legal NGO, as both a researcher and legal fellow, and as an intern analyst at the private banking arm of a major global bank.

Christopher received a Career Commitment Scholarship from BPP University for GDL and was placed on the Dean’s List during his final year at St Andrews.

The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in R (British Gas Trading and E.ON) v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. This judgment follows the Divisional Court’s earlier refusal to grant British Gas and E.ON permission to judicially review decisions made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and…

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Download Article The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (the LURA) received Royal Assent received on 26 October 2023 and is a substantial piece of legislation (over 500 pages long!), creating a raft of new laws concerning the property industry, many of which are yet to come into force. In this round up we explore some…

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Introduction New rules are set to take effect on 1 October 2023, which will include the establishment of an intermediate track for claims ranging from £25,000 to £100,000. Prior to the new rules coming into effect, such cases would have been allocated to the multi-track. The new rules are being introduced under The Civil Procedure…

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