Sarah Bowen

Practice Areas

Sarah Bowen is a specialist practitioner in Employment, Discrimination and Education law.

Sarah is regularly instructed in actions involving complex legal issues and technical arguments. She is well regarded for her client care skills and ability to assimilate complex cases into practical advice. Her instructions regularly involve cases with multiple parties including group actions and significant numbers of individual complaints.

Prior to joining the Bar Sarah was employed as a solicitor-advocate for a national law firm: giving her a unique understanding of the challenges that solicitors face and their requirements.

Sarah has extensive experience acting in cases of discrimination, equal pay, unfair dismissal, breach of contract, discrimination, TUPE and whistleblowing. She advises a broad range of clients, including NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, Professional Regulators, High Street Brands, Law Firms, Private Companies and Educational Institutions including schools, colleges and universities. Sarah also regularly acts for claimants in all sectors.

Sarah is regularly instructed in cases involving vulnerable parties, with specific experience of matters involving complex, sensitive and voluminous allegations including allegations of serious sexual misconduct such as rape or sexual assault.

Sarah is regularly instructed in actions involving claims of discrimination made by those other than employees under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 including services and qualification body complaints and associated jurisdictional arguments.

Career

Called 2006.