Sarah Falk

Dame Sarah Valerie Falk DBE (born 1 June 1962[1]), styled The Honourable Mrs Justice Falk, is a British High Court judge and senior Judicial Commissioner.[2]

The Honourable
Mrs Justice Falk
DBE
Falk in 2018
Chancery Division
Assumed office
2018
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born (1962-06-01) 1 June 1962
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationHigh Court Judge
ProfessionLaw

Falk studied law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and was admitted as a solicitor for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer by the Law Society in 1986. Specialising in corporate tax she became a partner in the firm in 1994, notably working on the corporate restructure of EMI in 2011.[3][4][5][6]

Falk did not experience sexism at Freshfields. She has said that, during her time there, she would often be the only female attending meetings. Furthermore, sometimes her colleagues in those meetings would demonstrate selective hearing, in that a colleague would repeat a point she had made earlier in the meeting, at which time the point would then be heralded as a good idea.[7]

In 2015 she was appointed as a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal, Tax and Chancery Chamber whilst still working at Freshfields on a consultation basis.[4]

In 2018 she was appointed as a High Court judge after 32 years working as a solicitor.[4][8]

On 1 October 2019, she was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission. She will retire from this post in September 2022.[4]

Cases
Falk's Cases
Case Name Year Reference
S. Yusuf v T. Yusuf & Pekalp Properties Ltd & Ors 2019 [9]
Virgin Media £7 million fine by Ofcom (appeal) 2020 [10][11]

References
  1. Biography, Who's Who
  2. "Mrs Justice Sarah Falk (judicial) | Judicial Appointments Commission". www.judicialappointments.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. Attorneys, 1 (1 October 2018). "Freshfields and A&O veterans among five new High Court judges". 1 Attorneys. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "New Commissioner appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "High Court Judge Appointments". www.judiciary.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. "High Court Judges 2018 | Judicial Appointments Commission". www.judicialappointments.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. "Sarah Falk Biography". First 100 Years. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  8. News, Lawyer Firm (1 October 2018). "Freshfields and A&O veterans among five new High Court judges". Lawyer firms NEWS. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. "Sueda Yusuf (Claimant) v (1) Tanju Yusuf (2) Pekalp Properties Ltd (Defendants/Part 20 Claimants) & Ors (2019)". www.maitlandchambers.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. "Virgin Media Loses Appeal Against Watchdog's £7M Fine - Law360". www.law360.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  11. "EE and Virgin Media fined for overcharging customers". Ofcom. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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