Sarah Bayliss’ practice covers a broad range of Chancery work for UK and international clients in both the private client/trust and company/commercial spheres. Sarah takes a particular interest in both private matters and business disputes involving wealth management, company, insolvency, commercial and financial services law both in the UK and offshore. She has spent time on secondment to the firm of Harney Westwood & Riegels in the BVI and continues to develop her offshore practice with clients in the Channel Islands as well as the Caribbean.

Sarah is in a strong position to give sound practical advice to corporate and private clients having worked in a commercial capacity and run her own company in the film and music industries for 12 years before coming to the Bar.

Recent work includes:

• Acting (with David Brownbill QC) in an international matter involving the fraudulent disposition of trust assets
• Acting (with David Brownbill QC) in an international dispute involving allegations of sham trusts, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt and unlawful means conspiracy
• Acting for the successful Respondent in a case concerning a claim for a declaration that certain monies paid to the Respondent constituted a transaction at an undervalue Langard v Sheldon - Lochore [2008] Unrep. (Paul Girolami QC)
• Acting (with Elspeth Talbot Rice QC) in a claim for a declaration that an allotment of shares was invalid
• Advising (with Stephen Moverley Smith QC) an FSA authorised operator on regulatory issues
• Advising on the beneficial ownership of an art collection
• Advising a corporate client on the regulatory position concerning the promotion of certain Guernsey based investment opportunities
• Advising a majority shareholder in a dispute with former directors concerning breach of fiduciary duties and breach of confidence

Academic history:
BA (Hons) Cambridge (English)
Scholar of Christ’s College
Dip Law City
 
Professional memberships:
Chancery Bar Association
Bar of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (2003)

Talks and articles:
Sarah has written and lectured on recent developments in common intention constructive trust and proprietary estoppel cases. An article written with Alan Steinfeld QC: ‘When is what’s mine not mine? the Court’s developing jurisprudence in joint property cases’ appears in the November 2008 edition of the ACTAPS Newsletter.