Publications

Private Client Team Knowledge Series: Issues of Representation for Unrepresented Litigants by Tristan Salter

8th October 2026

Tristan Salter of Five Paper’s Private Client team, has provided the following summary on Trusts. Who represents the unrepresented? Reviewing Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 and how trustees must navigate making momentous decisions in a post Denaxe era, with an increased emphasis on joining parties to proceedings or making representation orders under CPR r19.9….

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📣 Coming soon on Sharpe Five… 🎙️

5th October 2026

Episode 5: TUPE Transfers and Insolvency, exploring what happens when a business enters insolvency and the impact this can have on a TUPE transfer when a local authority or other organisation seeks to preserve services, employees and property leases. Before then, have you listened to Episode 4: Compulsory Purchase Orders: Powers, Process and Practicalities? Key…

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🎙️Episode 4 of Sharpe Five is now live: Compulsory Purchase Orders: Powers, Process and Practicalities.

28th September 2026

In this episode, host Michael Comba is joined by Francesca Gallagher of Sharpe Pritchard and Nick Grundy KC of Five Paper to provide a practical introduction to compulsory-purchase, exploring the powers available to acquiring authorities, the key stages of the process, and the considerations that can help maximise the prospects of a successful outcome. We…

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🎙️ Episode 1 of Sharpe Five is now live: Understanding Access Injunctions

6th August 2026

Episode 1 of Sharpe Five is now live: Understanding Access Injunctions We’re delighted to launch the first episode of the Sharpe Five podcast, where we explore the key legal issues shaping the public sector and beyond. In episode 1, hosted by Michael Comba, Angelica Botta of Sharpe Pritchard and Freyja Mcloughlin of Five Paper take…

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🎙️ Introducing Sharpe Five

5th August 2026

Introducing Sharpe Five, a new public sector legal podcast from Five Paper and Sharpe Pritchard Solicitors & Parliamentary Agents 🎙️⚖️ Each episode brings together expert lawyers from Five Paper and Sharpe Pritchard to unpack key legal issues facing the public sector, giving local authorities and other public bodies practical, real-world insight into their responsibilities as…

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Sam Phillips has co-authored an article with BP Collins

18th October 2025

Sam Phillips, a member of Five Paper’s Private Client team, has co-authored an article with Charlotte Braham, contentious probate and trusts specialist at BP Collins on the changing judicial approach to expert evidence in Trusts cases. Read the article here. Sam undertakes property, wills and probate work and acted for the successful appellants in Wilkes v…

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