Sarah Lee
Partner
Sectors
Private wealth
Sarah is a partner in the contentious private client team, advising on private wealth disputes. She is also an accredited civil and commercial mediator accepting instructions to mediate probate and trust matters at all stages of a dispute.
She specialises in all issues surrounding a death, a trust or elderly persons. This includes bringing and defending 1975 Act claims, claims by and against trustees and executors, will validity, property ownership, tax and financial disputes. Sarah also brings claims against professionals in the context of private client advice. She regularly acts as independent trustee or administrator in disputed trusts and estates, helping to move on administrations and get parties out of deadlock. Her approach is to use inter-party negotiation where possible, and court guidance and authority where needed.
I help navigate clients through complex and difficult litigation which is often exacerbated by family relationships and history. I focus on resolving disputes, finding neat and workable solutions to minimise future conflict, and allowing people to move on.
Sarah’s direct, pragmatic and thoughtful style is recognised and recommended in the leading directories, Chambers High Net Worth and the Legal 500. Named as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ she has been described as ‘absolutely outstanding. Straight talking, gets to the heart of the issue and is commercially astute. She really fights her clients’ corner and can achieve great settlements through well deployed strategy.’ Sarah is an ADR Group accredited civil and commercial mediator, and a member of STEP, the world’s leading organization for private wealth professionals, and the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS).
Recent work highlights
Family home and business
Independent trustee
Post-death variation to estate
Rectification of trust error
Grants of administration
Order for repatriation
External recognition
What people are saying
Sarah Lee has a real ability to drive litigation forward and get to the crux of matters sooner rather than later. A very proficient operator within her field.
Sarah Lee is a very bright and tenacious litigator. She intelligently plays to the strengths of the client’s case, while fully alive to any weaknesses.
Very, very good with clients; she’s sort of no-nonsense. She’s very straightforward but has got that eye that you need to be a private client lawyer.
Sarah Lee is at the top of her game right now… Absolutely a delight to work with or against.
Sarah Lee is excellent. An absolute pleasure to work with and very knowledgeable in this area of practice. She is supported by some first-rate colleagues too.
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