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Sharpe Pritchard LLP

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The education team at Sharpe Pritchard LLP advises and represents local councils in a wide range of matters in the school sector, such as public finance initiatives, school expansions, complex land transfers and governance issues. Tim Farr heads the practice; Farr specialises in procurement and has advised DofE on commercial matters related to apprenticeship training in state schools. Justin Mendelle advises on all aspects of construction law in the education sector, and Catherine Newman handles academy conversions. Employment expert Julie Bann has extensive experience advising on discrimination disputes, while Raechel Slattery focuses on commercial and procurement issues.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘Strength in depth, responsive, with clear communication of issues, with commercially aware advice. A solid understanding of the local authority environment, in particular educational use planning advice on S106 Agreements.’

  • ‘I have worked with a number of legal, strategy and commercials teams over the years, and I have always found Sharpe Pritchard to have that global and professional knowledge, with a local feel, who make an effort to understand the individual requirements of a local authority in which they support. They have a good team with varying levels of knowledge and experience, and they always  find the right fit for the matter you are dealing with, through early engagement and collaboration.’

Key clients

  • London Borough of Southwark
  • Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC)

Work highlights

Acted for a large county council on its original Building Schools for the Future Programme, including a new PFI secondary school.