As the preferred representatives of returning officers, Sharpe Pritchard LLP enjoys an exclusive position advising in advance of and on polling day, and defending individuals in contested elections, with unsurpassed expertise in election petition challenges before the High Court. Electoral law and parliamentary regulations specialist Alastair Lewis oversees the team, which is further sought after by local authorities, individuals, and organisations in matters pertaining to Boundary Commission reviews and Electoral Commission rules and regulations. Emyr Thomas ‘has an acute sense of the responsibilities of returning officers’, and has been a familiar face in the most significant election petitions of the past decade.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Témoignages
Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.
- ‘The team is unique in its in-depth knowledge over multiple elections. Sharpe Pritchard has a unique record of involvement in electoral law over more or less the entirety of the operation of representation of the people legislation. The electoral team has ready access to multiple records not easily available elsewhere.’
- ‘Emyr Thomas stands out as highly experienced and focused on ensuring that his clients' involvement in any form of legal action is minimised while ensuring that the court is fully and properly informed so that litigation can be concluded as efficiently and properly as possible. He has an acute sense of the responsibilities of returning officers.’
Clients clés
- The Returning Officer for Pendle Borough Council
Points forts
- Acted for the Returning Officer for Pendle Borough Council, whose conduct of a local government election was challenged by an election petition in the High Court after the wrong candidate was unfortunately declared elected.
Avocats
Les grands avocats du marché
Avocats associés reconnus parmi les leaders du marché par leurs pairs et leurs clients, régulièrement présents dans les grands dossiers dans lesquels ils sont au premier plan.
Responsable de la pratique
Alastair Lewis
Autres avocats clés
Emyr Thomas