Ellie O'Sullivan

Senior Associate

Ellie is an associate in the Commercial Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Manchester. 

Ellie has a broad commercial practice and has experience working on behalf of private companies, local authorities, educational bodies and a variety of other public sector and private sector clients. Ellie has a particular specialism in public procurement disputes, advising both bidders and contracting authorities in relation to all aspects of contentious procurement and litigation, bringing and defending claims and dealing with urgent applications in the High Court to lift the automatic suspension imposed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.  More generally, Ellie has considerable experience in High Court litigation with a varied commercial litigation practice covering general contractual disputes, shareholder claims, professional negligence, injunctions and all forms of alternative dispute resolution. Ellie is a member of the Procurement Lawyers Association and is recommended in Legal 500. 2022 "The perfect foil with her first rate attention to detail"  "Outstanding lawyer" 2021 "An associate who is going places – clever, energetic, hardworking and already punching beyond her years PQE" 2020 "Ellie O'Sullivan is an excellent quality associate. She is entirely on top of all of the details of her cases and seeks to get the best possible outcome for her clients."

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03 June 2025 | Author: Ellie O'Sullivan

The Court of Appeal's decision in Optima v DWP: excluding and clarifying non-compliant bids in procurement processes

On 14 February 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment which overturned the High Court's decision in a claim brought by Wellbeing Ltd t/a Optima Health (Optima) against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Department for Work and Pensions (together, the DWP).

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