Sara Stabler

Senior Associate

Dispute Resolution

Biography

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.

Expertise

Commercial property disputesContentious ProbateContest a willContractual disputes and debt recoveryDefamation and reputational riskDirector and shareholder disputesPartnership disputesProfessional negligenceProperty and tenancy disputes

Sara Stabler has a broad understanding of commercial law and is ready to pursue litigation or mediation when necessary. She brings a critical perspective to commercial inter-family issues, balancing legal and human factors uniquely.

Further information

  • 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

 

Sara Stabler is very able, practical, and pleasant to work with.Legal 500 UK, 2025

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