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 DBS in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Service [2024] EWHC 1185 (TCC) (one of the Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2023) in relation to a +£200m dispute with its IT supplier arising out of delays and other issues with an IT modernisation programme.  
• 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. 
• Leading on multi-claim arbitrations for a telecommunications business (total value: £1m). 

Sarah is certified and experienced in change management. She also has expertise in using automation to increase efficiencies for clients for matters involving large scale, repeatable elements of dispute resolution work.

Sarah is a member of The Change Management Institute and also The Society for Computers and Law.