'exceptionally bright'

'one more to watch'

Chambers UK: Traditional Chancery

 

Practice

Sarah Haren has a busy practice in a wide range of Chancery work, both contentious and non-contentious, primarily comprising:

  • probate and the administration of estates
  • claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
  • trusts and related taxation
  • real property and landlord and tenant

Sarah regularly appears in the Court of Protection as well as the High Court and county courts. She also has experience of litigation in the Cayman Islands.

 

Professional Reputation

Sarah is recommended by Chambers UK as leading individual in the field of traditional Chancery.

 

Notable Cases

  • Patel v Patel - acted for the successful Claimants in 4 day High Court probate action on knowledge and approval (HHJ Hodge QC sitting as High Court judge, January 2011, unreported).
  • TWM Trust Corporation Ltd v Attorney General and others [2010] All ER D 139 - construction of gift in will to unincorporated association
  • Re Horley Town Football Club [2006] EWHC 2356 - construction of a gift to an unincorporated association


Professional Memberships

Sarah is a member of ACTAPS, the Property Bar Association and the Chancery Bar Association.


Education

Sarah attended Oxford University, where she obtained a first class degree in Jurisprudence and a distinction in the BCL.