Christopher is one of the leading Personal Injury Silks, and  is instructed in all areas of personal injury and clinical negligence. He  focuses on catastrophic brain and spinal injuries, complex medical causation issues and procedural matters at appellate level. Christopher has extensive experience in catastrophic loss cases where the client has lost capacity, and having to deal with the consequences.

Christopher is ranked by Chambers UK as the only star individual in Family Law on the Western Circuit. He has been a Family Law specialist for many years and has extensive experience in:

• High value ancillary relief cases especially on the Western Circuit, the Midlands and London.
• Both private and public law children’s cases, instructed by parents, children’s guardian, local authorities and the Official Solicitor including cases involving catastrophic injuries and death of young children, as well as sexual and other abuse.
• Compensation claims for sexual and physical abuse both in the courts and for Criminal Compensation.
• Professional negligence claims arising, in particular, from ancillary relief cases.
• With many reported cases, Christopher is frequently instructed on appeals to the Court of Appeal.

A visiting Fellow at the University of the West of England, Christopher regularly contributes articles to the professional press and lectures on subjects related to matrimonial finance.

Recommendations

• The ‘exceptional’ Christopher Sharp QC, one of the set’s most experienced silks, is seen as fully deserving of his star ranking. He is held in high regard due to his excellent command of substantial ancillary relief cases and children proceedings. ‘A very good and well respected cross-examiner,’ he is someone who ‘you are always pleased to have on your side.’ ” Chambers UK, Family (2013)
• “Christopher Sharp QC, is applauded as ‘one of the top silks in the West.’ He is sought out for his vast expertise in high-value ancillary relief matters. Sources describe him as ‘exceptionally thorough, hard-working and excellent in terms of his presentation skills.’ ” Chambers UK, Family (2012)
• “Christopher Sharp QC is its pre-eminent practitioner, and attracts some of the highest-value work on the Western Circuit. Sources praise ‘his ability to absorb a phenomenal amount of detailed information,’ and his ‘unrivalled mastery of the courtroom.’ ” Chambers UK, Family (2011)
• “Instructing solicitors praise Christopher Sharp QC’s sheer hard work and integrity.” Legal 500, Family (2012)
• “Christopher Sharp QC is ‘exemplar of legal wisdom and court craft.’ ” Legal 500, Family (2011)

Christopher is ranked by Chambers UK as the only star individual in Family Law on the Western Circuit. He has been a Family Law specialist for many years and has extensive experience in:

• High value ancillary relief cases especially on the Western Circuit, the Midlands and London.
• Both private and public law children’s cases, instructed by parents, children’s guardian, local authorities and the Official Solicitor including cases involving catastrophic injuries and death of young children, as well as sexual and other abuse.
• Compensation claims for sexual and physical abuse both in the courts and for Criminal Compensation.
• Professional negligence claims arising, in particular, from ancillary relief cases.
• With many reported cases, Christopher is frequently instructed on appeals to the Court of Appeal.

A visiting Fellow at the University of the West of England, Christopher regularly contributes articles to the professional press and lectures on subjects related to matrimonial finance.

Recommendations

• The ‘exceptional’ Christopher Sharp QC, one of the set’s most experienced silks, is seen as fully deserving of his star ranking. He is held in high regard due to his excellent command of substantial ancillary relief cases and children proceedings. ‘A very good and well respected cross-examiner,’ he is someone who ‘you are always pleased to have on your side.’ ” Chambers UK, Family (2013)
• “Christopher Sharp QC, is applauded as ‘one of the top silks in the West.’ He is sought out for his vast expertise in high-value ancillary relief matters. Sources describe him as ‘exceptionally thorough, hard-working and excellent in terms of his presentation skills.’ ” Chambers UK, Family (2012)
• “Christopher Sharp QC is its pre-eminent practitioner, and attracts some of the highest-value work on the Western Circuit. Sources praise ‘his ability to absorb a phenomenal amount of detailed information,’ and his ‘unrivalled mastery of the courtroom.’ ” Chambers UK, Family (2011)
• “Instructing solicitors praise Christopher Sharp QC’s sheer hard work and integrity.” Legal 500, Family (2012)
• “Christopher Sharp QC is ‘exemplar of legal wisdom and court craft.’ ” Legal 500 (2011)

One of the leading Personal Injury Silks, his practice encompasses both claimant and defendant work, and he is instructed in all areas of personal injury and clinical negligence.

The majority of his work involves multi-million pound catastrophic injury cases that very often contain complex medical causation and long-term care plan issues. He is experienced in negotiating solutions to funding problems involving indemnities or other facilitative outcomes.

As a result of his known expertise in family law, he is also instructed in personal injury and clinical negligence cases where an ensuing divorce will lead to complicated arguments over the distribution of damages awards in which consequential issues arise over care packages.

Christopher has wide experience of the appellate courts not only in the Court of Appeal but also the House of Lords, with numerous reported decisions

Christopher is known to be terrifically hard working; he has a reputation for being able to provide swift responses to requests for advice where the papers are voluminous and the timescales are short. As a result, he is regularly brought in at short notice to advise in consultation and to take part in roundtable discussions at critical junctures in large cases. He is also well-known for being an astute tactician and a skilled cross-examiner in court.

Although a senior Silk, he is always accessible to his instructing solicitors and sees his role very much as being a part of a team rather than operating in splendid isolation.

He is happy to work all over the country.

Recommendations

• “Christopher Sharp QC is ‘simply excellent in all respects’ according to commentators. He acts exclusively on high-value personal injury claims, although he receives instructions from both claimants and defendants.” Chambers UK, Personal Injury (2013)
• “Christopher Sharp QC is a ‘clever, trusted and likeable silk’. He is popular with some of the biggest insurers in the land. His impressive caseload includes an array of brain and spinal injury cases arising out of RTAs, and he has been acting recently for a major insurer on a high-stakes claim by an individual left tetraplegic after an RTA.” Chambers UK, Personal Injury (2012)
• “Top silk Christopher Sharp QC is regarded as a ‘high-class technician,’ who adopts a sensible and pragmatic approach to his cases. He was recently involved in the partial paraplegia case Richens v Stock, as well as Edmunds v John Lewis Partnership, a case relating to brain damage following an accident at work.” Chambers UK, Personal Injury (2011)
• “Christopher Sharp QC is highly rated for complex brain and spinal injury cases.” Legal 500 (2011)

One of the leading Personal Injury Silks, his practice encompasses both claimant and defendant work, and he is instructed in all areas of personal injury and clinical negligence.

The majority of his work involves multi-million pound catastrophic injury cases that very often contain complex medical causation and long-term care plan issues. He is experienced in negotiating solutions to funding problems involving indemnities or other facilitative outcomes.

As a result of his known expertise in family law, he is also instructed in personal injury and clinical negligence cases where an ensuing divorce will lead to complicated arguments over the distribution of damages awards in which consequential issues arise over care packages.

Christopher has wide experience of the appellate courts not only in the Court of Appeal but also the House of Lords, with numerous reported decisions

Christopher is known to be terrifically hard working; he has a reputation for being able to provide swift responses to requests for advice where the papers are voluminous and the timescales are short. As a result, he is regularly brought in at short notice to advise in consultation and to take part in roundtable discussions at critical junctures in large cases. He is also well-known for being an astute tactician and a skilled cross-examiner in court.

Although a senior Silk, he is always accessible to his instructing solicitors and sees his role very much as being a part of a team rather than operating in splendid isolation.

He is happy to work all over the country.

Christopher is ranked by Chambers UK as the only star individual in Family Law on the Western Circuit. He has been a Family Law specialist for many years and has extensive experience in:

• High value ancillary relief cases especially on the Western Circuit, the Midlands andLondon.

• Both private and public law children’s cases, instructed by parents, children’s guardian, local authorities and the Official Solicitor including cases involving catastrophic      injuries and death of young children, as well as sexual and other abuse.
• Compensation claims for sexual and physical abuse both in the courts and for Criminal Compensation.
• Professional negligence claims arising, in particular, from ancillary relief cases.
• With many reported cases, Christopher is frequently instructed on appeals to the Court of Appeal.

A visiting Fellow at the University of the West of England, Christopher regularly contributes articles to the professional press and lectures on subjects related to matrimonial finance.