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PIBA (Personal Injury Bar Association) is the specialist bar association for barristers who practise in the field of personal injuries, including clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries with an injury component. PIBA provides a forum of discussion on matters of common concern and interest to its members. More on the Personal Injury Bar Association can be found here.
Sarah acts for both claimants and defendants across the range of personal injury disputes, including catastrophic injury claims, spinal cord injuries, brain injury and fatal accidents. She handles employer’s liability claims, including asbestos-related illness claims, public liability claims, road accidents, sport and consumer claims. Sarah is described in Chambers and Partners as a “brilliant advocate”, “she’s very experienced, very measured and she has encyclopedic knowledge of areas she specialises in“.
Sarah frequently writes and speaks on personal injury topics. She is general editor and a contributor to the APIL Guide to Accidents Abroad (LexisNexis), 2nd ed. July 2018, a comprehensive practitioners’ text on all aspects of personal injury and illness claims with an international element. She has contributed to LexisNexis online legal information service and Journal of Personal Injury Law on personal injury and conflicts topics.
Sarah said of her appointment “I am delighted to be assisting Chair, Emily Formby KC on PIBA’s first all female leadership team. I am looking forward to working with the committee to represent my fellow personal injury barristers on various pertinent issues including equality and diversity, social mobility and professional development.”
From all at Outer Temple Chambers, we would like to congratulate Sarah on her recent, well-deserved appointment. Her appointment as Vice Chair is recognition of her pre-eminent position at the Personal Injury Bar.
To find out more about Sarah, please visit her profile here, or alternatively, contact Paul Barton on +44 (0)20 7427 4907 for a confidential discussion.
News 1 May, 2024