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Edward Sawyer
Position
Edward has a commercial and chancery practice, with particular experience in the fields of pensions, trusts, commercial disputes, professional negligence, international work, financial services and civil fraud. His practice encompasses litigation and advisory work across the broad range of commercial chancery cases.
Edward is regularly involved in large-scale litigation involving pension schemes, regulatory work, trust disputes, business disputes and professional liability, often with an international or offshore element. He has considerable experience of document-heavy long-running cases and working as part of multi-jurisdictional legal teams.
Career
Called 2001; Middle Temple.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; Association of Pension Lawyers; Civil Fraud Lawyers Association; Commercial Bar Association; Property Bar Association.
Education
Lincoln College, Oxford (1998 BA Modern History).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Edward Sawyer – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Edward is exceptionally able, a very strong strategist and advocate. He is creative in working out how to use the court processes to get the client where it needs to be. He has excellent oral and written advocacy – just the right blend of succinctness and detail and is able to present complex facts clearly.’
London Bar > Pensions
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Edward Sawyer –Wilberforce Chambers ‘A superb draftsman and one who has a real forensic eye for points of detail.’
Wilberforce Chambers is commended by clients for its ‘unrivalled strength in depth‘ in pensions, and in particular for the set’s expertise on ‘the most complex and challenging‘ cases. In the case of Railways Pension Scheme Trustee Ltd v Atos, a matter concerning the correct calculation of how much members should pay into “shared cost” defined benefit schemes, Brian Green KC and Edward Sawyer acted on behalf of the trustees. Paul Newman KC is representing Newell Rubbermaid in a dispute over its conversion of defined benefit rights into define contribution scheme, with issues as to if the conversion is discriminatory on the grounds of sex.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Edward Sawyer –Wilberforce Chambers ‘Exceptionally able, and a very strong strategist and advocate. Not fazed by difficult legal/factual issues, and creative in working out how to use court processes to get the client where it needs to be.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 6Edward Sawyer – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Good with clients and with an amazing brain. Edward really listens to questions and is very polite to all – he is calm and provides really wise advice.’