Sarah-Kate Jackson

Sarah-Kate is a partner and heads up the firm’s litigation department.  After qualifying in 2006 at a firm in the West End of London, Sarah-Kate joined Grant Saw in 2007, becoming head of litigation in 2012 and a partner in 2014.

She undertakes a range of contentious work for companies and individuals, successfully advising both claimant and defendant clients in a variety of claims brought before the High Court, County Court and Tribunal.  She has a particular interest in the resolution of property related disputes and is regularly instructed by commercial landlords and tenants.

Sarah-Kate’s areas of expertise include:

• Lease renewals
• Leasehold enfranchisement
• Forfeiture
• Boundary disputes
• Possession proceedings
• Trespass
• Adverse possession
• Easements
• Professional negligence disputes
• Partnership disputes
• Debt recovery/enforcement
• Contractual disputes

Sarah-Kate’s recent work includes:

• Advising a landlord in respect of ’54 Act lease renewal proceedings of a multi-million pound property in the City;
• Successfully defending an injunction issued on informal notice to prevent a mortgagee’s sale and recovering costs on an indemnity basis;
• Obtaining the strike out of a substantial claim brought against a former director under s.214 of the Insolvency Act, resulting in a significant costs order; and
• Advising and successfully concluding a multi-claim partnership dispute following partnership dissolution.

Sarah-Kate is a member of the Property Litigation Association, London Solicitors Litigation Association and the Commercial Litigation Association.

Outside of work Sarah-Kate enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing netball, running and supporting local charities.