Sarah Foster

Practice Areas

Sarah has almost thirty years’ experience of dealing with disputes for her clients. She is well known for her firm but fair approach to the resolution of disputes. She is a fierce advocate of mediation, recognising that in family disputes particularly (where Sarah’s aim is to maintain relationships wherever possible), it can be an extremely effective tool to bring about early closure of disputes and at less cost.

Sarah’s particular specialism is acting for individuals in inheritance and trust disputes. She deals with a wide range of cases, including issues surrounding the validity of a will, claims against estates for financial provision, disputed trusts, disputes in the Court of Protection and the removal of executors and trustees. She also heads the private client litigation team In Oxford and is jointly responsible for the provision of all private client services across the twelve offices of the firm.

Sarah also has many years’ experience of dealing with claims made against professionals including legal, construction and financial professionals. She specialises particularly in legal or financial claims with a trust or probate background. She also advises on coverage disputes between insurers and insureds.