Sarah Nolan – Commercial litigation specialist

Experience

Sarah has recently represented:

• Trustee in Bankruptcy in Court of Appeal case Yang v Official Receiver and others [2017] EWCA Civ 1465, [2017] All ER (D) 65 (Oct) in which it was held that the subsequent setting aside of council tax liability orders was not a ground for the annulment of a bankruptcy order made in respect of the Appellant.
• Four respondents in £2 million claim brought by liquidator alleging misfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty, preference and transaction at undervalue.
• Director in director disqualification proceedings brought on grounds that he acted as a director whilst bankrupt and traded to the detriment of HMRC.
• Directors seeking permission to act as directors of company using a prohibited name.
• Trustee in bankruptcy in possession and sale of property proceedings.
• Liquidator in assessment of alleged exaggerated claims made by creditor in a liquidation.
• Company in successfully having winding-up petition dismissed.
• Four defendants in springboard injunction application and substantive proceedings for breach of confidentiality and breach of contract.
• 20 of the bereaved families in the Hillsborough Disaster Inquests, achieving a verdict of unlawful killing. Sarah was a senior lawyer and team leader within a team of around 30 lawyers.  She held this role for a 3 year period.