Sarah is head of the Commercial Disputes department.
Sarah specialises in the following:
Banking and Finance Litigation including:
- All types of Finance Agreements
- Factoring
- Guarantee claims
- Fraud claims
- Consumer Credit
- Recoveries and Enforcement
Professional Negligence:
- Claims against Solicitors, Accountants, Auditors, Surveyors, Architects and Financial Advisors
- Claims against Compensation Fund
- Acted in leading case on breach of fiduciary duty (Swindle -v- Harrison)
Commercial Litigation:
- Company and Shareholder Disputes
- Fraud claims
- Commercial Contracts
- Partnership disputes
Sarah has extensive experience in dealing with High Court Actions. Cases of note are:
- Bradford & Bingley Building Society -v- Hayes and Dunphy's
- VFS Financial Services (UK) Limited –v- Hennellys Limited
- Lighthousecarrwood plc –v- Luckett
- Ross –v- Stonewood Securities Limited
Background
Sarah graduated from Wolverhampton and was a Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize winner. She trained at Wright Hassall, qualifying in 1991 and becoming a partner in 1998.
Interests
Skiing, theatre and reading.
