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 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.
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.
Simon Kiely – a profound knowledge of his practice area, many years’ experience, pragmatism and efficiency all keep his clients coming back for more. Simon is a pleasure to work with: his knowledge, experience and thoroughness instill confidence, and his instructions are always well-researched and prepared.
Legal 500 2023
Simon Kiely is exceptionally organised, considered, thorough, and always well-prepared.
Legal 500 2023
3 March 2025
Sharpe Pritchard recently acted for a Local Authority landlord in a case where they successfully ‘set off’ the tenant’s outstanding rent arrears against the tenant’s legal costs following settlement of a disrepair claim at Pre-Action Protocol stage. Case background The tenant (T) brought a disrepair claim against the London Borough of Newham (LBN) which was…
Read more24 January 2025
Simon Kiely, a Partner in Sharpe Pritchard’s Dispute Resolution team, acted for Lewes District Council in prosecuting national building materials supplier Travis Perkins. The prosecution came about for offences under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (the Act) following a fatal accident involving wood falling from one of their delivery vehicles. At…
Read more10 January 2024
In a recent blog (please see here), we examined a judgment of the Administrative Court regarding the approach – in the context of judicial review litigation – to redactions of the identities of officials in disclosed documents. As noted in that blog, the Court, in an authoritative judgment, made clear its view that, in general,…
Read more7 September 2023
The Administrative Court Guide (the “Guide”) is an important resource for judicial review practitioners. Whilst the Guide does not have the force of law, it is “essential reading for all those who practice in the Administrative Court” (R (DVP) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 606 (Admin) [8]). Accordingly, all those…
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