Foundry Chambers

Foundry Chambers.

YEAR OF CALL 1998
Prosecution and defence.

Sarah has a wide-ranging and established criminal practice (both prosecuting and defending), but with an emphasis on serious prosecution work: particularly large-scale and complex fraud cases; rape and other serious sexual offences; multi-handed homicide / violence / weapons offences; conspiracies to import, produce and supply controlled drugs; and driving offences resulting in death or serious injury. She is particularly adept at the detailed analysis and clear presentation of complex evidence, and is experienced in conducting sensitive cases involving young and otherwise vulnerable witnesses and defendants.

In addition to her CPS work (as an approved rape prosecutor and on the specialist fraud and serious crime panels) Sarah is often instructed to advise on and prosecute cases for other agencies, including HM Revenue & Customs, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills / DTI (as was), various Local Authorities and the Probation Service. She is experienced in the areas of Insolvency Act offences; health and safety, food hygiene, noise nuisance and environmental offences; benefits frauds; Education Act cases; and other offences prosecuted by local authorities.

Sarah’s defence practice is equally varied, and she is regularly instructed in cases of particular complexity and sensitivity (including serious dishonesty, violence, drugs and sexual offending). She is experienced in representing young and vulnerable defendants, and in cases involving issues of fitness to plead / stand trial.

Sarah has spent an extended period on secondment to the Financial Conduct Authority: working on the investigation and prosecution of suspected offences of market manipulation / abuse and fraudulent trading, regarding a ‘pump and dump’ share scheme operated by those running a public limited company. She also spent two periods on full-time secondment to the (then) Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office: conducting large-scale disclosure reviews in a series of drugs, fraud and money laundering cases, involving predominantly intelligence-led investigations and extensive PII issues.

Sarah is experienced in the conduct of high-value / complex confiscation proceedings and other ancillary orders, and her civil work includes cash forfeiture and condemnation proceedings.

Awards W.M. Tapp Postgraduate Scholarship Kalisher Scholarship Essay Prize Appointments CPS Advocate Panel CPS Rape and Serious Sexual Offences List CPS Specialist Fraud Panel CPS Serious Crime Panel Previously appointed to the Attorney-General’s Unified List of Approved Counsel Memberships Criminal Bar Association South Eastern Circuit

BA (Hons) Law, University of Cambridge (1st class) Inns of Court School of Law (BVC) BPP Law School (QLTT)