Position

Sarah has a broad commercial practice, with particular specialisms in banking and finance, civil fraud and international arbitration. Many of her cases have an international element. Sarah has experience (both led and as sole advocate) of interlocutory matters, trials and appeals including in the County Courts, the High Court (particularly the Commercial Court), the Court of Appeal, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice. In addition, Sarah is regularly instructed as a junior in high-value and complex arbitrations under the major sets of arbitration rules, including LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL. Sarah also has considerable experience of working on independent banking reviews and appeals, having been engaged as a legal advisor to the Nat West GRG appeals process (overseen by Sir William Blackburne) and as part of the legal team working on the Cranston Review Appeals process (in relation to the HBOS Reading fraud).

Education

BA (Hons) in Law with French Law (Oxford) – First Class Licence 3 en droit public et droit européen (Paris II, Panthéon Assas) BPTC (BPP) – Outstanding BCL (Oxford) – Distinction

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

LEADING JUNIORS3

Sarah Tulip – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Sarah is a force of positivity. She attacks all problems with a smile and enormous energy. Her legal reasoning is spot-on and she gets to grips very quickly with extremely complicated problems. She is greatly in demand as a junior for all of these reasons and has a fantastic future ahead of her.’