Gatehouse Chambers

Commercial litigation, Professional liability, Education

Sara Ibrahim has a broad and substantial disputes practice, spanning commercial litigation, employment and executive disputes, professional liability, civil fraud and international disputes, including arbitration.

Sara is recognised as a leading junior for professional negligence and employment. She has been described by The Legal 500 as a “phenomenally talented barrister” and “a strong advocate and a pleasure to work with”. She was shortlisted as Professional Negligence Junior of the Year by The Legal 500 in 2022.

Sara’s commercial practice includes contractual disputes, director and shareholder disputes, joint venture and partnership disputes, fiduciary claims, and cases involving allegations of fraud or dishonest conduct. She is particularly well placed to act in disputes where commercial, employment, and professional liability issues intersect, including senior executive disputes, employee competition matters, claims involving misuse of confidential information and director disputes.

In June 2025, Sara appeared before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, led by Charles Bagot KC, in Strachan v Albany, a significant appeal concerning the law on “no case to answer” submissions.

Sara is often instructed in matters with an international or offshore element. Her experience spans a range of common law jurisdictions, including the Caribbean and Gibraltar, and her recent practice has included work arising from or connected with the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands among others.

Sara’s practice also increasingly includes arbitration and arbitration-adjacent disputes. She acts as counsel in arbitration, including under institutional rules such as the LCIA, and provides English law opinions for use in arbitral proceedings. Her arbitration work sits naturally alongside her commercial, employment and professional liability practice, particularly where disputes involve cross-border issues, professional duties, shareholder or director disputes, or complex contractual claims.

Sara is recognised for her thought leadership. She has a particular interest in emerging areas of law that intersect with her practice, including artificial intelligence, workplace technology and the legal issues arising from their use by employers, professionals and businesses. She has written and spoken extensively on AI-related issues and was a winner in Mondaq’s Thought Leadership Awards 2026.

Call: 2006

• ELBA

• ELA

• COMBAR

• PNBA

• LCLCBA

• IBA

• LCIA

BA History, University of Cambridge