Costs

Sarah has a notable specialist costs practice and has appeared in many guideline cases.

Her experience covers points of law, test points, Part 36, wasted costs cases (both sides), assessments, CFA compliance and success fees, claims against third party funders, costs budgeting and capping, and personal liability claims against experts, at all court levels.

Sarah also sits as a deputy costs judge in the Senior Court Costs Office.

Selected Cases

  • The Right Hon Charles Edward Maurice (Ninth) Earl Spencer v Associated Newspapers Ltd (2021): Instructed to advise Associated Newspapers.
  • Poole Borough Council v GN and Another [2019] UKSC: Costs submissions.
  • JC & A Solicitors Ltd v (1) Andeen Iqbal (2) EUI Ltd: JC & A Solicitors Ltd v (1) Lucas Lonsdale Smith (2) EUI Ltd: JC & A Solicitors Ltd v (1) Holly Pitts (2) EUI Ltd (2017) EWCA Civ 355: Instructed on behalf of the Law Society in its intervention in the leap frogged appeal of J C and A in which the Court interpreted the fixed costs provisions in the Pre-action protocol for low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents.
  • Webb v Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust Court of Appeal (Civil Division) [2016] EWCA Civ 365; [2016] C.P. Rep. 30; [2016] 2 Costs L.R. 411; (2016) 150 B.M.L.R. 42
  • Michael Richard Cashman v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 1312 (QB)
  • Marion Haycock v Heart of England NHS Trust (2014): Costs arguments in respect of CPR Part 36 and Part 44.2
  • Martin Church Deceased v Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust 2012: High Court Part 8 Claim by Claimant seeking to obtain relief from usual costs consequences of accepting a Part 36 offer out of time
  • Walter Hall v Thomas, Hardwick, Rathbone & Everton Football Club, Manchester District Registry 21 (2012)
  • Medway Primary Care Trust v Marcus [2011] EWCA Civ 750
  • Fortune v Roe [2010] EWHC 90180
  • E, R (on the application of) v Governing Body of JFS & Anor (Rev 3) [2009] UKSC 1
  • Cullen & Anor v Chopra [2007] EWHC 90093
  • Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd & Ors [2005] EWCA Civ 655
  • Cafane v London Borough of Lambeth [2004] EWHC 90042
  • Smith v Havering Hospitals NHS Trust [2003] EWHC 9002
  • Arkin v Borchard Lines Ltd [2003] EWHC 2844 (Comm)
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“Sarah Lambert has superb advocacy skills, and is incredibly well prepared and tough.”

Chambers & Partners 2023

“An exceptional barrister.” “She is detail-orientated and driven to achieve the best outcome.”

Chambers & Partners 2023

“She’s great, absolutely on top of all of the detail but very personable with clients and very aware of what’s going on in the market.” “She is excellent – she’s doing cutting-edge work and her approachable and persuasive manner is very impressive.”

Chambers & Partners 2022

Appointments

  • Accredited PICarbs Arbitrator
  • Deputy Costs Judge (Taxing Master) of the Senior Courts Costs Office (2013)
  • Recorder on the South Eastern Circuit (crime 2012) (serious sex offences 2016) (civil 2017)

Awards

  • Gray’s Inn Goldie Scholar

Education

  • Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent)
  • BA Hons, Magdalen College, Oxford
  • Brighton and Hove High School

Memberships

  • PIBA executive committee
  • PNBA
  • South Eastern Circuit

Publications

  • Contributor to the 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR)
  • Contributor to LawPod UK.
  • Contributor to Westlaw online law encyclopaedia
  • Costs entries for Jowitt’s Dictionary of Law
  • Contributor to the Law Society’s Ethics for Advocates Manual
  • Co-author of “Wasted Costs and Costs against Non-Parties” Sweet & Maxwell Personal Injury Handbook
  • Contributing author to “An Introduction to Human Rights and the Common Law”, English & Havers

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