Sarah Black

Practice Areas

Sarah advises in all areas of revenue law, in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Her experience ranges from working with individuals and small partnerships to large multi-national companies, as well as acting for the Revenue. Sarah was introduced to tax law at university and she continues to build a strong practice in contentious and advisory work.

Sarah also has experience of tax treaty work, including representing the taxpayer in the case of Royal Bank of Canada v HMRC [2023] EWCA Civ 695, and working on the notable case Anson v HMRC [2015] UKSC 44 during her pupillage.

Career

Sarah took tenancy in 2015 after successful completion of her pupillage. During the first two years of her practice she worked as a part-time consultant to the tax team at a large international law firm, following a secondment during pupillage.

Sarah is a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (C Panel).

Complementing her litigation experience, Sarah is an ADR accredited civil and commercial mediator. She also has experience of high value international arbitrations.

Professional Memberships

RBA, ChBA, VPG

Personal

Sarah read Law with European Law at Nottingham University (2008-2012) with a year studying at Charles University, Prague, EU law from a Czech perspective (2010-2011)