SILK PROFILE

Sarah Fraser Butlin KC

UK Bar 2026

Cloisters Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

London (Bar)

8 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Sarah is an expert in all areas of labour law, particularly dealing with complex discrimination claims and matters relating to trade unions. She is currently instructed by the intervenor in the Court of Appeal case of Higgs v Farmor's School litigation addressing freedom of speech and religion in the workplace. She is acting for Ms Costantine in the Supreme Court case of Costantine v Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia.

She is also a clinical negligence specialist and was Junior Counsel to the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Career

Called 2004. Silk 2024. Recorder (Criminal and Civil). Affiliated Lecturer in Labour Law, University of Cambridge. Fellow, Selwyn College Cambridge.

Professional Memberships

Chair of the Industrial Law Society 2019-2023.

Publications

Sarah writes and researches extensively including co-writing the recent edition of the leading text, Deakin and Morris on Labour Law.

Full list of publications: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/academic/s-fraser-butlin/3646

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Sarah Fraser Butlin KC is an employment-specialist barrister who is hugely skilled in trade union cases, including union recognition matters and questions of worker status.

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Strengths

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Sarah is calm under pressure, gives excellent strategic advice, and delivers a first-class service.
EmploymentUK Bar
Sarah is very good, very clever, and also an academic. She can draw the line very well and knows when to present as a barrister and vice versa.
EmploymentUK Bar
Sarah Fraser Butlin's advocacy is very strong and she is fantastically bright.
EmploymentUK Bar