St Philips Chambers

Employment

Sarah Harty practices in all areas of employment law. She has experience of a wide range of both respondent and claimant work and has represented clients in multi-day trials. She has acted for wide range of clients, spanning large high street retailers, small businesses, councils, government agencies and individual claimants. In addition to tribunal advocacy she has also undertaken advisory work on complex legal questions.

Sarah has a keen awareness of the strategic and commercial interests of clients engaged in litigation. She came to the Bar after a successful first career in the public sector, culminating in Assistant Director posts in three London boroughs. She has also managed procurement for a multi-academy trust and worked for HM Treasury. Informed by her first career, Sarah has a wealth of practical knowledge and a pragmatic approach to litigation.

Sarah accepts instructions across the full range of employment law, including High Court business protection work. She also has an interest in Sports Law.

German

BPTC: BPP London – Very Competent (2019) GDL (London Metropolitan University) – Distinction (2018) GDL Prize for Outstanding Achievement (2018) Gray’s Inn Scholarship (Albion Richardson Award, 2018) Won the Lady Oliver Cup (London Metropolitan mooting competition – June 2017) MSC European Politics (London University, 2002) Modern History (Oxford University); Dixon Prize for Finals Results, Michel Scholarship and Major Benefactor’s Prize Diploma in German Translation CIPFA accountancy qualification (1999)