Simon Kiely

Simon is a civil and criminal litigator with over 15 years of experience advising Local Government and public sector clients on regulatory, public law, and contractual disputes. Simon has represented both public and private sector clients in a broad scope of judicial settings from County Court, Magistrates’ Court, and First-tier Tribunals, up to the Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Simon’s role:

Simon represents clients in judicial review proceedings in the High Court. He handles complex appeals in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and Judicial Court, as well as before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Sharpe Pritchard is one of a small number of firms that handle appeals in the JCPC on behalf of international clients.

He advises public sector clients on a range of Housing Litigation issues. Including housing disrepair, complex possession proceedings, and anti-social behaviour injunctions – with a particular focus on private sector housing enforcement under the Housing Act 2004 and the Protection from Eviction Act 1977.

Simon prosecutes a broad range of regulatory offences on behalf of public sector clients, including Trading Standards, Food Safety, Environmental Health, Health & Safety, Licensing, Planning Enforcement, Housing, and Anti-social Behaviour/Public safety amongst others.

Simon also advises clients on high-value contractual and construction disputes, often involving arbitration and other forms of ADR, as well as complicated multi-track proceedings in the High Court (BPC, TCC, and Chancery Division) including part 7 and part 8 claims.

He advises public bodies on land compensation claims arising out of the performance of their statutory duties leading to often very complex and technical claims in the Upper Tribunal.

Skills and strengths:

Simon is a rigorous and thoughtful lawyer known for his close attention to detail, he places great emphasis on organisation and thorough case planning. He enjoys forming close working relationships with clients and is proud of his regular repeat instructions from clients over the years.