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Sarah Foster

Sarah is the managing partner of the Oxford office of Freeths. She has twenty five years of managing disputes for her clients, with a particular emphasis on inheritance and trust disputes and professional indemnity claims. She heads the private client litigation team in Oxford and deals with a wide range of cases, including issues surrounding the validity of a will; claims against estates for financial provision; disputed trusts; and the removal of executors and trustees. She also acts for private individuals in disputed Court of Protection applications/proceedings during a person’s lifetime. 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 insured. Sarah is well known and has been praised by clients for her no nonsense, efficient and diligent approach. She is a fierce advocate of mediation, recognizing that in family disputes particularly, it can be an extremely useful tool to bring about early closure of disputes and at reduced cost. · Freeths LLP

EnglandDispute Resolution, Private Client

About

Sarah is the managing partner of Freeths' Oxford office and heads the private client litigation team. She has 25 years' experience managing disputes with a particular emphasis on inheritance and trust disputes, professional indemnity claims and Court of Protection matters, and is a strong advocate of mediation.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionPrivate ClientTrusts & EstatesProfessional NegligenceInsurance

Office

Expertise

Inheritance and trust disputesProfessional indemnity claimsClaims against professionals (legal, construction, financial)Court of Protection proceedingsInsurance coverage disputesMediation / alternative dispute resolution

Education

  • Whitley Bay High School
  • University of Nottingham (1990 LLB Hons 2:1)
  • College of Law, York (1991)

Admissions

  • Qualified 1994