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 in January 2001.

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

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’

Sarah is a Notary Public.

ADVISORY

• Saunders v Vautier in the Channel Islands - Guidance from Guernsey - Can the beneficiaries of a discretionary trust require the trustees to terminate the trust and distr...
  
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NEWS

• Partner Sarah Brehaut Appointed Chair of the Guernsey Bar - Walkers is pleased to announce that Advocate Sarah Brehaut has been appointed Bâtonnier of the Guer...
  
• Walkers Guernsey Hosts Successful Global Business Conference - Last week, Walkers Guernsey held a conference to consider how post-Brexit Crown Dependencies will ov...
  
• Sarah Brehaut Wins Law Officers' Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year - Congratulations to Walkers Guernsey partner Sarah Brehaut who won the Law Officers' Pro Bono Lawyer ...
  
• Walkers Leads Offshore Litigation - The Lawyer Offshore Litigation Report - Walkers has appeared in the latest The Lawyer Offshore Litigation Report. In the report, Walkers was...
  
• 53 Walkers Lawyers Ranked by Chambers and Partners - In the 2017 Chambers and Partners Global Guide Walkers has 53 individual lawyers ranked in the guide...
  
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EVENTS

• The Walkers 7th Biennial Fraud & Financial Crime Conference - Walkers will hold its 7th Biennial Fraud & Financial Crime Conference on Friday 9 November 2018...
  
• Walkers to Host October St. James Seminar - Regulation (Part 2) - Walkers is to host its October Regulation (Part 2) seminar on 24 October 2018 at St, James, St Peter...
  
• Walkers to Host September St. James Seminar - Regulation (Part 1) - Walkers is to host its September Regulation (Part 1) seminar on 20 September 2018 at St, James, St P...
  
• Walkers to Host August St. James Seminar - Trustee Applications - Walkers is to host its August Trustee Applications seminar on 16 August 2018 at St, James, St Peter ...
  
• Walkers to Host July St. James Seminar - Insolvency Issues - Walkers is to host its July Insolvency Issues seminar on 19 July 2018 at St, James, St Peter Port, G...
  
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ARTICLES

• Recognising and Assisting Foreign Officeholders in Guernsey and the Cayman Islands - In the increasingly internationalised corporate world, complex cross-border structures which include...
  
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