Sadie’s practice concentrates on clinical negligence and personal injury, with a particular emphasis on fraud. She appeared as second junior in the landmark case of Summers v Fairclough Homes Ltd [2012] 1 WLR 2004 and achieved the first strike out of a fraudulent claim using the powers identified in Summers in the case of Fari v Homes for Haringey, 9 October 2012, HHJ Mitchell QC. She is experienced in dealing with contempt applications and her case of Homes for Haringey v Fari, 22 January 2013, Holroyde J (QBD) was the first successful application for permission to bring contempt proceedings under the new CPR, Part 81. Sadie is a tenacious advocate who is regularly instructed in cases of complexity and value. She gives clear and robust advice at all stages of the litigation process and is a keen strategist in litigation and ADR. Other notable cases include Dowson et anors v Chief Constable of Northumbria Police [2010] All ER (D) 191 (Oct).
London Bar
Sadie Crapper –39 Essex Chambers ‘Sadie is very thorough with good attention to detail. She knows her cases inside out and is excellent at collaborative strategic planning to achieve the best results.’