Sarah Brehaut

Sarah Brehaut

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Advocate Sarah Brehaut has been appointed Bâtonnier of the Guernsey Bar. The Bâtonnier is the head of the Guernsey Bar and is elected by members of the Bar for a two-year period. The role carries wide responsibilities including dealing with complaints of professional misconduct, liaison with the States of Guernsey on legislative reform and managing the structure of professional training and qualifications.


Practice Areas

Sarah is a partner in Walkers' Guernsey Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group specialising in contentious insolvency and regulatory disputes.

She is an experienced court-going Advocate who frequently represents liquidators in respect of contentious and non-contentious matters before Guernsey's Royal Court in relation to compulsory and voluntary winding-up, and holds the BPP Certificate of Proficiency in Corporate Insolvency (for which she received the highest exam result in the country).

Sarah also advises and represents directors of regulated entities in respect of regulatory investigations and disputes.

She has significant experience in all aspects of commercial dispute as well as considerable experience of appearing in the Magistrate’s Court, Royal Court and Court of Appeal.

Sarah is recognised by Chambers UK, Legal 500 and Citywealth.

Prior Employment Experience

Sarah joined AO Hall, Walkers (Guernsey) LLP's predecessor firm in 2011 following an extensive career with the Guernsey Bar, commencing in 1996 when she first began working in the legal field.

Sarah was called to the Guernsey Bar as an Advocate in January 2001, and was called to the English Bar as a Barrister in 1999.

Admitted in & Qualifications

Admitted In:
England and Wales (not practising)
Guernsey

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Warwick
Bar Vocational Qualification, Nottingham Law School
Certificat d’Etudes Juridiques Françaises et Normandes, Caen University

Other Distinctions

2020 Chambers Global Guide - (Dispute Resolution) - "extremely intelligent and very good at clear, concise communication."

2020 Chambers and Partners UK Guide - Notable Practitioner

2018 Legal 500 - (Dispute Resolution) Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey

2018 Bâtonnier of the Guernsey Bar

2018 Chambers UK Guide - (Dispute Resolution) A Notable Practitioner. "Market commentators appreciate her 'very calm' approach to contentious matters."

2017 Legal 500 - (Dispute Resolution)  Recommended Lawyer - Guernsey

2017 Who's Who Legal - Investigations

2017 Chambers Global & Europe Guide - (Dispute Resolution) A Notable Practitioner. "Sarah Brehaut enjoys a growing reputation for her commercial dispute resolution work, with a strong track record appearing before the Magistrate's Court, Royal Court and Court of Appeal."

Sarah was referred to by Sir John Grenfell Nutting Bt., QC in the Court of Appeal as making submissions in a “realistic and indeed persuasive way” and in a further case of conceding “in argument with the realism which we would have expected of her”. In the Royal Court of Guernsey, LB Marshall referred to Sarah’s submissions as "…ably, attractively and forcefully put".

2016, Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer (Dispute Resolution)

2016, Legal 500 - ‘A formidable advocate and an expert in her field’

Boards & Associations

Sarah is a Notary Public.

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