Sarah Gale

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Sarah is a litigation associate based in London who acts for insurance companies on a range of coverage and subrogated recovery disputes arising from property damage, construction, and business interruption claims.

Experience

Sarah’s recent experience includes:

• Acting for insurers on the FCA Test Case proceedings before the UK Supreme Court.
• Advising insurers on non-damage business interruption claims arising from Covid-19, including in relation to clients’ related interactions with the Financial Ombudsman Service.
• Acting for insurers on a subrogated recovery in respect of property damaged by fire.
• Advising insurers on a portfolio of latent defect property claims.
• Advising insurers on coverage issues following the personal injury of a minor at an insured’s premises.
• Advising on liability considerations with respect to the manufacture and supply of equipment potentially linked to multiple household fires.
• Advising Insurers on coverage considerations arising from multi-million-dollar flood damage to commercial property.

In addition to contentious work, Sarah assists insurers with the drafting and restructuring of corporate insurance policies and the launch of new products.