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Sarah Fraser Butlin KC
Position
Specialising in employment, clinical negligence, personal injury.
Career
Qualified 2005, Middle Temple; Cloisters 2007 to date. Affiliated lecturer University of Cambridge, 2012 to date. Research assistant to Professor Sir Bob Hepple QC 2003-04; programme manager for East Africa for an international NGO (sustainable development and agroforestry) 2003-04. Highlight cases include: GMB v Henderson (UKEAT/0073/14/DM.); Ibarz v University of Sheffield (UK EAT/0018/15/JOJ); Pegg v Camden [2012] EqLR 189. Publications include: ‘Are Litigation and Collective Bargaining Complements or Substitutes for Achieving Gender Equality? A Study of the British Equal Pay Act’ co-author, (2015) 39 (2) Cambridge Journal of Economics 381-403 discussed on Radio 4, Unreliable Evidence 13/05/15; ‘The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Does the Equality Act 2010 Measure Up to UK International Commitments’ [2010] ILJ 428; ‘Reverse Indemnities: Friend or Foe’ [2008] Clinical Risk.
Languages
French; German.
Memberships
Vice chair of Industrial Law Society; member Employment Law Bar Association; Employment Law Association; Association for Victims of Medical Accidents.
Education
Clare College, Cambridge (Law).
Leisure
Travel, walking, sailing.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Clinical negligence
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Sarah Fraser Butlin KC – Cloisters ‘Sarah is very bright, always well prepared, and she works with an intuitive grasp of the crucial medical and legal issues.’
Cloisters are ‘an excellent chambers for clinical negligence work‘, with ‘an excellent reputation with significant strength in depth‘. Simon Taylor KC ‘s priorv experience as a doctor supports his expertise in difficult medical issues; Joel Donovan KC has particular experience with severe brain injury and cauda equina cases. William Latimer-Sayer KC is recommended for ‘quantum advice of the highest standard’, acting on complex, high-value matters. Notably, he recently led junior Sarah Fraser Butlin KC in HMA v Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, a case concerning a 13 year old boy who sustained a severe brain injury following surgery, leading to cerebral palsy and learning difficulties – a case involving disputed liability and complex quantum concerns. Junior Chesca Lord specialises in quantum-only cases, including those involving traumatic brain injuries.
London Bar > Employment
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Sarah Fraser Butlin KC – Cloisters ‘Sarah is hugely bright, responsive and a sharp advocate. A discrimination law expert.’