Sarah Crowther KC

Sarah is a leading advocate with areas of focus in personal injury, private international law, clinical negligence and public law and discrimination cases. Sarah has experience in all claims for injury, illness or accident with an international element, including advising on European law issues especially concerning the EU Motor Insurance Directives and disputes over jurisdiction and applicable law. She has appeared in recent high-profile cases in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is experienced in working with expert evidence of foreign law and handling claims to which foreign law applies.

Regularly acting for both claimants and defendants, Sarah balances a “commercial approach” with a “compassionate nature”.

Sarah has appeared in the Supreme Court for landmark private international law cases such as Cox v Ergo and Moreno v MIB. Sarah has a particular interest in the intersection of Human Rights and Employment, appearing in the appellate courts for high-profile cases involving religious rights and freedom of expression. In the Clinical Negligence field, Sarah handles complex, high-value claims with a focus on jurisdictional issues. Her practice is defined by intellectual rigour and a "leading light" status in the field of private international law.

Sarah is an active participant in PEOPIL (Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers), regularly speaking at and chairing their international conferences.

Called: 199

Silk: 2018

Bar Council Member

South Eastern Circuit Committee Member

Personal Injuries Bar Association (PIBA)

The Employment Law Bar Association (ELBA)

Women in Sports Law

British Association for Sport and Law (BASL)