Sarah Watley > Moore Barlow > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

Based in Southampton and Guildford, Moore Barlow‘s debt recovery department is praised for offering an ‘efficient and effective service’, and is experienced in recovering debts for clients from a range of industries, including construction companies, financial services clients, and IT service providers. Mark Osgood, Daniel Baker and Benjamin Millward lead the department’s commercial recoveries team, while Susannah Marsh and Sarah Watley lead the financial services recovery team. Baker is well versed in handling cases before various court levels, while Watley specialises in advising financial institutions on the recovery of secured and unsecured debts.

With extensive expertise across the finance, education, and sports industries, the dispute resolution department at Moore Barlow is well versed in handling high-value contractual and commercial disputes for SMEs. Claire Haverfield and David Foster co-head the group from Southampton and Guildford, with the former boasting over 25 years’ experience in handling warranty and IT disputes, and the latter regularly managing claims for corporate clients. Southampton-based Mark Osgood specialises in internal business disputes, and Sarah Watley deals with commercial possession claims.

Moore Barlow’s property litigation practice is ‘technically excellent and commercially minded’, specialising in disputes relating to the use and occupation of land, as well as issues arising in contested possession actions. The firm’s offering is divided between the real estate disputes and financial services litigation departments, with Chris Marsden heading up the former, and Sarah Watley overseeing the latter. Marsden has extensive experience of handling right of light matters and construction disputes, while Watley focuses on complex residential and commercial possession claims. Susannah Marsh is an expert on professional negligence and title rectification issues, and Clair Phillips assists with latent defects and trust of land claims. Guilford-based Zoe Thompson is also highly regarded. Simon Beetham has moved to Foot Anstey.