Sara Stabler

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution and Litigation

Sara Stabler, dispute resolution and litigation specialist in Cambridge

How can I help you?

I have specialised in Commercial/Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution since 1995. I have extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with:

  • contentious probate and trust disputes
  • contesting a will
  • business litigation (partnerships, limited companies and other corporate structures)
  • complex contractual disputes

as well as all dispute resolution processes, including mediation.

Contentious probate

A key specialism of mine is representing claimants and estates regarding grounds for contesting a Will and claims made pursuant to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975.

Legal 500 ranks me as a Tier 1 Leading Individual for Contentious Probate work and a Leading Individual for Dispute Resolution work.  

I am a Registered member of the Association of Contested Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS)and Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)

Delivering what you need

I offer Litigation and Dispute Resolution services from our Cambridge office, extending representation to clients at the local, national, and global levels.

Where appropriate, I can draw upon the legal expertise of my colleagues in other teams to provide advice on specific residential and commercial property, private clients, employment, and corporate issues.

What else should you know?

  • I qualified as a Higher Court Advocate in 2003
  • I joined Tees in September 2012

Reported/Cases of Note

  • Wimramaratnar –v- Cambridge University Chemistry Department (Advocate for the Defendant)
  • Donaldson –v- Smith (2007) WTLR 421
  • Deans Foods Ltd-v- Roche Products Ltd (1) Hoffman-La Roche AG (2) Aventis SA (3) CAT

Tees are here to help

We have many specialist lawyers who are based in:

Cambridgeshire: Cambridge
Essex: Brentwood, Chelmsford, and Saffron Walden
Hertfordshire: Bishop's Stortford and Royston

But we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

Testimonials

Legal 500 UK 2025

East Anglia

Sara Stabler is very able, practical, and pleasant to work with.

Legal 500 UK 2025 - Commercial litigation

East Anglia - Cambridge

Sara Stabler has a very wide understanding of commercial law issues and is prepared to pursue that understanding to the clients' advantage - and wholly prepared to take the matter to litigation or mediation if necessary. Has a critical perspective on commercial inter-family issues being mindful of the niceties of how disputes can affect human issues. Sara has a unique role in this area.

Legal 500 UK 2024

East Anglia, Cambridge

Sara Stabler is a remarkably thorough and careful solicitor, but also very pragmatic and down to earth.

Legal 500 UK 2024

East Anglia, Cambridge

Sara Stabler is the kind of litigator you want on your side. She specialises in contested probate matters, which, as all lawyers know, are some of the most difficult to resolve. Sara’s approach is unwaveringly client-focused but tempered with a sense of reality and good humour. Her legal acumen is outstanding, and I always immensely enjoy working with her.

Legal 500 UK 2022

Cambridge

Sara Stabler – I was impressed by her approach and knowledge. Someone who knows what they are doing in this area. Approachable, sensible and very client-friendly. I would be happy to recommend clients to her and know they were in good hands.

Legal 500 UK 2022

Sara Stabler is always actively involved and brings a pragmatic and hands-on approach. She is extremely business minded and responsive.

Legal 500 UK 2024

'Sara Stabler is a remarkably thorough and careful solicitor, but also very pragmatic and down to earth'

Legal 500 UK 2023

'Sara Stabler and her team are consistently really strong performers. They have excellent work and it is clear that their clients receive really good service'
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