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About
Provided by Sarah Ford KC
Practice Areas
Sarah Ford KC was called to the Bar in 2002 and took silk in 2017. She is a leading advocate in the field of competition law and acts for Claimants and Defendants in both follow-on and standalone claims as well as collective proceedings. Sarah has extensive experience of interlocutory, trial and appellate advocacy. Her broad practice includes pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, financial markets, regulatory appeals, FRAND and vehicles.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sarah Ford KC represents both claimants and defendants in high-profile follow-on damages claims, including collective proceedings, arising from European Commission cartel investigations. She regularly acts on matters before the CAT and Court of Appeal.
Sarah Ford KC is regularly instructed in important competition law cases in the telecommunications sphere. Her practice also extends to IP matters within the telecommunications sector, principally cases involving standard-essential patents. She handles regulatory and advisory mandates for leading telecommunications operators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah Ford is very easy to work with, responsive and collaborative. She is also really smart and creative in the way she deploys arguments."
"She is very considered and precise in her advocacy."
"She has an uncanny ability to cut through the waffle and simply say it like it is, which is both effective and efficient."
"She is an absolute star and an incredibly technical lawyer."
"Sarah Ford KC is excellent, really strategic, clear and succinct with her advice."
"Sarah Ford is very easy to work with, responsive and collaborative. She is also really smart and creative in the way she deploys arguments."
"She is very considered and precise in her advocacy."
"She has an uncanny ability to cut through the waffle and simply say it like it is, which is both effective and efficient."
"She is an absolute star and an incredibly technical lawyer."
"Sarah Ford KC is excellent, really strategic, clear and succinct with her advice."