Sarah Prager KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Travel: International Personal Injury
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About
Provided by Sarah Prager KC
Practice Areas
Travel: International Personal Injury
Career
Sarah specialises in cross border and travel law claims, including claims under the Package Travel Regulations, the Athens and Montreal Conventions, and at common law. She has a particular expertise in jurisdictional challenges and in conflicts of law.
Sarah's recent work includes High Court and Court of Appeal decisions involving interpretation of the recast Brussels Convention and the meaning of residence, and the validity of service outside the jurisdiction. She is also involved in a number of ongoing very high value claims, many of which involve fatalities or catastrophic injuries.
Professional Memberships
Sarah is Chairman of the Travel and Tourism Lawyers’ Association, was a member of the Consultative Group of Experts to the UNWTO Committee for the Development of an International Code for the Protection of Tourists, and has been co-opted to the Admiralty Court Users’ Committee as a representative of the personal injury Bar.
Publications
Sarah co-authors Saggerson on Travel Law and regularly contributes to publications produced internationally by the Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Sarah Prager KC is commended for her impressive advocacy skills and handles sensitive fatal accident and catastrophic injury cases that often result in precedent-setting decisions and create new legislation. She is regularly instructed in cases involving foreign RTAs. She is a popular choice among leading solicitor firms on both the claimant and defendant sides.She has significant experience of advising on post-Brexit law and Package Travel Regulations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The way Sarah handles vulnerable clients is exemplary, and the way she conveys difficult legal issues makes them feel like they can have confidence in the legal team around them."
"Sarah is a phenomenal advocate who can identify core issues in a case."
"She is able to simplify legal concepts that may initially appear complicated and is great with clients."
"She is incredibly effective and very talented. She's also very fearless and has encyclopedic knowledge and good instincts."
"The way Sarah handles vulnerable clients is exemplary, and the way she conveys difficult legal issues makes them feel like they can have confidence in the legal team around them."
"Sarah is a phenomenal advocate who can identify core issues in a case."
"She is able to simplify legal concepts that may initially appear complicated and is great with clients."
"She is incredibly effective and very talented. She's also very fearless and has encyclopedic knowledge and good instincts."