John Sharples

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John is a first-rate barrister. His advice is always clear, concise, and thorough. He is exceptional on his feet and also in dealing with clients. His broad, yet in-depth knowledge allow him to deal with the most complex of matters with ease. ‘He is my go-to barrister on important cases, and with clients he’s got an excellent manner and they trust him.’ “

John is outstanding on commercial property matters. He has vast knowledge, which he employs with great thoroughness.”

John has a superb ability to identify and crystallise the issues and apply the law to them. He is thorough and decisive in his work and utterly reliable in this field.”

John is a pre-eminent junior with an outstanding reputation for his property disputes practice. ‘John is a strong advocate, who is very user-friendly and down to earth. He delivers clear advice and is more than capable of dealing with very niche and technical matters.’ “

John is a property barrister who often acts for public authorities, developers, landowners, house builders and private individuals. He is held in high esteem for his client care skills. ‘John is an excellent advocate, a very good team player and a pleasure to work with.’ ‘He is very good on technical legal points.’ “

John has brilliant social and analytical skills. Quick both in terms of intellect and turnaround time. Solicitors wish he was able to clone himself.”

John is scarily intelligent and he will always find an angle that everyone has missed. He’s incredibly approachable, user-friendly and client-friendly. He is able to set out technical legal points clearly and concisely and in plain English. He is calm, collected and measured in his delivery.”

He has brilliant social and analytical skills. Quick both in terms of intellect and turnaround time. Solicitors wish he was able to clone himself. “

He has brilliant social and analytical skills. Quick both in terms of intellect and turnaround time. Solicitors wish he was able to clone himself.”

John is incredibly approachable, user-friendly and client-friendly. He is able to set out technical legal points clearly, concisely and in plain English. He is also a very good trial advocate and never seems flustered; he is clam, collected and measured in his delivery. John is brilliant and a first choice in any complex and important property dispute.”

He’s incredibly approachable, user-friendly and client-friendly. He is able to set out technical legal points clearly, concisely and in plain English. He is also a very good trial advocate and never seems flustered; he is clam, collected and measured in his delivery. John is brilliant and a first choice in any complex and important property dispute.”

He is my go-to specialist in chancery. He is scarily intelligent and he will always find an angle that everyone has missed. He’s incredibly approachable, user-friendly and client-friendly. He is able to set out technical legal points clearly and concisely and in plain English. He is calm, collected and measured in his delivery.”

Richard is incredibly approachable, user-friendly and client-friendly. He is able to set out technical legal points clearly, concisely and in plain English. He is also a very good trial advocate and never seems flustered; he is clam, collected and measured in his delivery. John is brilliant and a first choice in any complex and important property dispute.”

John has got a very commercial approach and a nice manner about him. He’s an excellent advocate and a good fighter who is well respected and in demand.”

John has a very commercial approach and a nice manner about him. He’s an excellent advocate and a good fighter who is well respected and in demand.”

Quality of advice and down to earth people skills; John is without a doubt one of the leading property litigation counsel in the country, who just happens to be based in Bristol.”

He’s got a very commercial approach and a nice manner about him. He’s an excellent advocate and a good fighter who is well respected and in demand.”

He is very analytical and has confidence in his own abilities and transmits that to clients.”

John is a brilliant advocate and you can rely on him to pull something out of the bag. ‘Very responsive, very intelligent and very commercial.’ “

Very easy-going, very accessible, very good to deal with and technically a super property lawyer, particularly in the field of landlord and tenant.’ He has that rare but precious combination of being able to offer outstanding advocacy skills and advice with superb client skills.”

John is an exceptional barrister both in terms of his judgement and his people skills and as good as any senior junior in the country. ‘Just a bright, clever and straight-dealing guy. He’s quite respected and highly regarded.’”

Pre-eminent junior with an outstanding reputation for his property disputes practice. ‘Brilliant at property problems.’ ‘Well respected in his field and a very effective advocate.’ ‘Very bright and good to deal with.’ “

John combines formidable intellect with being very down to earth, very user-friendly and very approachable. He provides a terrific service.’ ‘He has great people skills but is also an intelligent and tenacious advocate. That’s a rare combination, he’s a real pleasure to work with and good on his feet in court.’”

John is excellent in court, and his attention to detail and knowledge of papers is admirable.”

John is widely admired for his prowess in property disputes. He leads the set’s property group and has a vast knowledge of real property. He is often a first port of call for clients with disputes on land licences. ‘He’s technically brilliant, never rattled and he always goes to the heart of the issue.’ ‘He always gives his own view of what the likely outcome of a certain situation will be.’”

John is a leading chancery practitioner on the Western Circuit and a specialist in　land licensing matters. Known as an expert in his field, he frequently represents large landowners and developers as well as public authorities. ‘John offers a wonderful blend of being both incredibly clever and down-to-earth. He is straight-talking, approachable and good with clients.’”