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Provided by Sarah Abram KC
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Sarah Abram KC is a leading competition and commercial law silk. She is described in the directories as a “brilliant barrister with superb judgment, and a smiling assassin in cross-examination”, as well as “a star of both the present and the future”, who is “ruthlessly focused”, with an “[i]ncredible knack of being on top of everything all of the time”. Recent and current highlights include: leading at the trial of a US$200 million international arbitration in a contractual dispute (November 2023, Hong Kong); obtaining the first and second collective settlement approval orders in the CAT (RoRo [2023] CAT 75, December 2023; Rail Fares 1 [2024] CAT 32, May 2024); leading for BMW in the Court of Appeal in a seminal case regarding the scope of the CMA’s powers to obtain documents post-Brexit ([2023] EWCA Civ 1506; Supreme Court hearing listed June 2025); acting as lead counsel for Panasonic in global FRAND litigation against Oppo and Xiaomi (trial Oct-Nov 2024, Chancery Division). Sarah was nominated as Competition Silk of the year in the L500 Bar Awards 2024. She is a Trustee and Vice-Chair of Advocate (formerly the Bar Pro Bono Unit).
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Sarah Abram KC has a strong focus on representing clients in damages claims following on from cartel investigations. She moves up in the rankings on the back of her recent experience defending clients in high-profile collective action proceedings, and has additional experience on the claimant side. She also assists clients with CMA investigations and often acts on matters in the transport sector.
Sarah Abram KC is a well-respected barrister known for her work in large-scale consumer group litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She was thoughtful in her client care. She has got a great manner for clients."
"Sarah is a standout star. She is in high demand. She's always brilliant to work with and technically very capable."
"Her advocacy is top-class. She is also extremely client-friendly and able to make complex legal principles easily understandable."
"Sarah is really bright and stands out amongst her peers. She has a succinct style and works very collaboratively."
"Sarah is across all the detail of a case and is able to explain key points clearly and concisely. She's very calm under pressure and is a pleasure to work with."
"She is very responsive, quick on her feet and swift to make well-thought-out and reasoned decisions."
"Sarah is fantastic to work with. She has the full playing field in mind at all times, and her advice is always practical and useful for the client."
"Sarah is really easy to work with. She is very responsive and a very good strategic thinker, always focusing on the end outcome."
"She was thoughtful in her client care. She has got a great manner for clients."
"Sarah is a standout star. She is in high demand. She's always brilliant to work with and technically very capable."
"Her advocacy is top-class. She is also extremely client-friendly and able to make complex legal principles easily understandable."
"Sarah is really bright and stands out amongst her peers. She has a succinct style and works very collaboratively."
"Sarah is across all the detail of a case and is able to explain key points clearly and concisely. She's very calm under pressure and is a pleasure to work with."
"She is very responsive, quick on her feet and swift to make well-thought-out and reasoned decisions."
"Sarah is fantastic to work with. She has the full playing field in mind at all times, and her advice is always practical and useful for the client."
"Sarah is really easy to work with. She is very responsive and a very good strategic thinker, always focusing on the end outcome."
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