Sarah Robson
LLB (Hons)
Call: 2002
Sarah Robson practices in a wide range of civil law, and has a particular interest in contractual disputes. Her general civil litigation practice includes Employment and PI work. She does both claimant and defendant work. She is an experienced advocate with an excellent reputation. Sarah undertakes multi-track and fast track work, including appeals, judicial review, trials and interim applications. She also deals with advisory work, and has a reputation for providing detailed and practical advice.
Before being called to the Bar, Sarah worked for the (then) Department of Employment/Social Security for 7 years, which gives her a distinct advantage in all employment and benefit matters.
Areas of Practice include:
· General Civil Litigation
· General Common Law
· Chancery including Insolvency and Bankruptcy
· Hire Purchase and Consumer Credit
· Property
· Landlord and Tenant
· Employment
· Possession
· Personal Injury
Reported cases:
R (on the application of Newham London Borough Council) v Stratford Magistrates' Court [2008] All ER (D) 17 (Jan) – On judicial review Sarah successfully argued that the Magistrates’ Court had erred in setting aside liability orders which had been made 2½ - 5½ years earlier. The lower court should have had regard to the principle of finality of litigation; if a defendant's case was a liability order should be set aside and the delay in applying was because he had only very recently learnt of its existence, the court had to investigate how long that notice was. It was insufficient to say it would be in the interests of justice to set aside a liability order.
Smith v Chantelle Irving (2006) LTLPI 26/2/2007 – Sarah successfully argued no costs should be awarded to the successful claimant in a disposal hearing because of the conduct of the claimant’s solicitors. The court held the claimant’s solicitors had grossly over-valued the claim and failed to enter into real negotiations having only made one unrealistic offer before issue. Further, C’s costs were exaggerated and difficult to justify. The court ordered a partner from the claimant’s solicitors to file and serve a witness statement explaining their conduct to the judge.
Interests
· Sarah set up a self-publishing business with her husband, famous children’s author, Mark Robson, which has sold over 40,000 books in 5 years. She uses her marketing expertise to promote the books, and her legal skills in negotiating contracts and settling disputes.
· Tae Kwon Do - Sarah is a Grade A student
· Ski-ing
· Thai Cooking
LLB (Hons)
Call: 2002
Sarah Robson practices in a wide range of civil law, and has a particular interest in contractual disputes. Her general civil litigation practice includes Employment and PI work. She does both claimant and defendant work. She is an experienced advocate with an excellent reputation. Sarah undertakes multi-track and fast track work, including appeals, judicial review, trials and interim applications. She also deals with advisory work, and has a reputation for providing detailed and practical advice.
Before being called to the Bar, Sarah worked for the (then) Department of Employment/Social Security for 7 years, which gives her a distinct advantage in all employment and benefit matters.
Areas of Practice include:
· General Civil Litigation
· General Common Law
· Chancery including Insolvency and Bankruptcy
· Hire Purchase and Consumer Credit
· Property
· Landlord and Tenant
· Employment
· Possession
· Personal Injury
Reported cases:
R (on the application of Newham London Borough Council) v Stratford Magistrates' Court [2008] All ER (D) 17 (Jan) – On judicial review Sarah successfully argued that the Magistrates’ Court had erred in setting aside liability orders which had been made 2½ - 5½ years earlier. The lower court should have had regard to the principle of finality of litigation; if a defendant's case was a liability order should be set aside and the delay in applying was because he had only very recently learnt of its existence, the court had to investigate how long that notice was. It was insufficient to say it would be in the interests of justice to set aside a liability order.
Smith v Chantelle Irving (2006) LTLPI 26/2/2007 – Sarah successfully argued no costs should be awarded to the successful claimant in a disposal hearing because of the conduct of the claimant’s solicitors. The court held the claimant’s solicitors had grossly over-valued the claim and failed to enter into real negotiations having only made one unrealistic offer before issue. Further, C’s costs were exaggerated and difficult to justify. The court ordered a partner from the claimant’s solicitors to file and serve a witness statement explaining their conduct to the judge.
Interests
· Sarah set up a self-publishing business with her husband, famous children’s author, Mark Robson, which has sold over 40,000 books in 5 years. She uses her marketing expertise to promote the books, and her legal skills in negotiating contracts and settling disputes.
· Tae Kwon Do - Sarah is a Grade A student
· Ski-ing
· Thai Cooking