Christopher Watkins

Christopher Watkins is an Associate in Sharpe Pritchard’s public law litigation team.

He has experience acting on judicial review challenges concerning the lawfulness of public authority decision‑making, including challenges involving the exercise of statutory powers and compliance with human rights law. Christopher acts for public bodies and other organisations across a wide range of contentious public law matters, including procurement challenges under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023. He regularly works on matters from the pre‑action stage through to interim applications and substantive hearings in the High Court, assisting with pre‑action correspondence, evidence preparation and pleadings.

Christopher joined Sharpe Pritchard in June 2023 and trained with the firm across a range of practice areas. During his training contract, he also undertook a secondment to the Government Legal Department, where he gained experience advising central government on commercial and public law risk.

Prior to joining Sharpe Pritchard, Christopher worked as a Planning and Environmental Paralegal at an international law firm, advising on highways and wastewater adoption agreements for private developers and housing associations.

He has also gained experience at an international legal NGO as a researcher and legal fellow, and within the private banking arm of a global financial institution.

Christopher graduated from the University of St Andrews with a First Class degree in International Relations, was placed on the Dean’s List for academic excellence, and was awarded a Career Commitment Scholarship by BPP University.