Sarah is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in acting on disputes involving difficult points of contractual interpretation.

Arbitration is also a key focus for Sarah. She has been instructed to act in numerous arbitral proceedings in multiple industries, including technology, telecoms, financial services, insurance, pharmaceuticals and retail.

Sarah has significant experience in coordinating and running large teams, meeting client arrangements and dealing with the communication issues that can arise in large, complex matters, such as coordination across multiple jurisdictions. This includes leading and managing large-scale e-disclosure reviews, witness evidence preparation and technical expert instruction and management.

Sarah has acted on numerous high profile IT, commercial and IP cases in the English High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. She acted for the successful parties in the following:

• De Beers UK Ltd v Atos Origin IT Services UK Ltd [2010] EWHC 3276 (TCC)
• Blue v Ashley [2017] EWHC 1928 (Comm)
• Kabab-ji SAL (Lebanon) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2020] EWCA Civ 6 and [2021] UKSC 48

Examples of Sarah’s recent work include:

• Acting for a UK public body in respect of a £200m IT project dispute, including issues relating to software methodologies, delay and shortcomings in project planning as well as scope and quality issues.
• Advising a major life sciences business on a US$12m contractual dispute concerning a Global Software Licence and Support Services Agreement.
• Advising a telecoms company on a £4m contractual dispute with a supplier relating to termination and breach of contract.
• Assisting a software development company in respect of numerous ongoing multi-million pound global licensing disputes, including coordination of forensic accountants and lawyers in other jurisdictions.
• Running a project for a telecommunications business comprising a portfolio of English and Scottish arbitration claims (total value c£1m).

Sarah is a member of The Society for Computers and Law.