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Stevens & Bolton LLP Offices

WEY HOUSE
FARNHAM ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 4YD
England
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Sarah Murray

Work Department
Commercial litigation
Position
Partner and Head of Commercial Litigation from May 2019, with a broad range of experience in handling commercial disputes both for clients across the UK and internationally. Provides strategic expertise and commercially focused risk management advice aimed at resolving disputes quickly, effectively and commercially. Particular experience of cross border litigation, both leading and supporting, seeking urgent injunctive relief and international arbitration. Extensive experience and expertise in ADR techniques.
Career
Trained Herbert Smith, qualified 2003; senior associate 2005 made partner 2013.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Education
St Catherines College, Oxford, BA (hons) in Law – 2000; College of Law, Guildford, LPC – 2001.
Leisure
Reading, music and the theatre.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
(Leading partners)Regarded for its ‘exceptional’ expertise, Stevens & Bolton LLP‘s commercial litigation team boasts knowledge spanning the life sciences, technology, energy, and insurance sectors and advises on a range of corporate commercial disputes. The ‘outstanding‘ Sarah Murray leads the Guildford-based practice with a wealth of experience in cross border litigation and arbitration. Michael Frisby is regarded for his risk management advice, with an international focus across sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and engineering, while Catherine Penny has expertise in a variety of contractual disputes, specifically life sciences matters and corporate deal claims, including earn out disputes.
London > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
(Leading partners)With ‘outstanding levels of professionalism‘, Guildford law firm Stevens & Bolton LLP acts in commercial, shareholder, corporate and contractual disputes, as well as fraud cases. Much of the litigation group’s work comprises international aspects, including matters where assets are located abroad. Department head Sarah Murray handles a range of commercial disputes in the High Court. Catherine Penny‘s caseload covers contractual, life sciences, franchising and corporate transaction-related disputes. Commercial disputes practitioner James Evison was promoted to partner in April 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex South East > Dispute resolution
- Leading partners South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Kent, Surrey and Sussex
- Real estate > Commercial property: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Employment: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Environment and planning
- Private client > Family: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex
- Real estate > Property litigation