Sarah Elliott
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Construction: Non-contentious
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Band 5
About
Provided by Sarah Elliott
Practice Areas
Sarah advises on a wide range of construction projects from inception to completion. Projects include new build and refurbishment of high end residential, office, retail, hotel, hospital and mixed use developments.
She also advises on the construction elements of complex property transactions acting for landlords, tenants, purchasers or sellers.
Sarah acts principally for developers, funders, property investors, consultants and specialist contractors.
She has also advised employers, contractors, sub-contractors and consultants involved in adjudication, proceedings in the Technology and Construction Court and various forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including mediation.
Sarah provides commentary and articles for Lexis PSL in her capacity as Editorial Board member.
Career
Sarah has a degree in mathematics from Imperial College London. She attended the College of Law, London to obtain her legal qualifications and then qualified as a solicitor in 2002 having trained at Wedlake Bell and became a partner in 2012.
She is a member of the Lexis PSL Construction Consulting Editorial Board and the Society of Construction Law. Sarah also regularly sits on the Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) drafting sub-committee.
Chambers Review
UK
Sarah Elliott is head of the construction team at Wedlake Bell. She regularly assists both purchaser and contractor-side clients with the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sarah is easy to talk to and offers excellent advice. She is very experienced and qualified in construction contract law. She leads a great team and no challenge is too much trouble for her."
"Sarah is an impressive individual, highly professional, personable and a very effective operator."
"Sarah is just awesome. She quickly understands what we are looking for and is so responsive."
"Sarah is easy to talk to and offers excellent advice. She is very experienced and qualified in construction contract law. She leads a great team and no challenge is too much trouble for her."
"Sarah is an impressive individual, highly professional, personable and a very effective operator."
"Sarah is just awesome. She quickly understands what we are looking for and is so responsive."
