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Sara Keag

Partner

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English, French, Japanese, Italian

Sara is a Partner in the Real Estate Disputes team.

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Education

  • 2004 – LL.B. (ling.franc.), Trinity College, Dublin
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27/03/2024
Margin of error crucial in defeating negligence claim against valuer
A recent High Court judgment demonstrates the vital importance of the margin of error in claims against valuers, and the need to focus on the valuation result rather than the process.In Bratt v Jones...
25/01/2024
Land Options: High Court rules on validity of tenant’s option to buy freehold
The tenant of three leases, which were protected by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, gave notice to exercise an option to the buy the freehold of the properties in the final week of a ten-year period...
12/07/2022
Pandemic arrears: first arbitration award finally published
In March the Government enacted the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (CRCA) which gave tenants a final six months’ reprieve against forfeiture action. The six month window was to enable landlords...
18/03/2022
Update on the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022 (the “Act”)
The draft Bill passed its third reading in the House of Lords on Tuesday, with the House of Commons due to consider the final (clarificatory) amendment in session on 23 March 2022.Ac­cord­ingly, the Act...
10/11/2021
Covid Rent Arrears
The Government has finally announced its proposals for dealing with Covid Rent Arrears in its Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill. The Bill will now be subject to the usual parliamentary scrutiny and...
10/03/2021
A new moratorium for consumer debtors - The “Breathing Space” Regulations  
The “Breathing Space” Regulations come into force on 4 May 2021 (the “Reg­u­la­tions”). The Regulations are designed to provide debtors the right to legal protections from their creditors, primarily...
23/10/2019
Prohibitory Injunctions in Action: A recent example of enforcement
Activities of ‘urban explorers’ are on the rise and we have seen the Courts grant prohibitory injunctions usually against ‘persons unknown’ prohibiting trespass on private land and, in particular...
02/10/2019
Another wild goose chase: Canada Goose v Persons Unknown
Last year, we commented on the High Court’s pragmatic approach to injuncting against Persons Unknown where there was a “significant risk” of presently unidentified others damaging or trespassing...
19/09/2019
The High Court has delivered clear guidance on the “do”s and “don’t”s of...
The CVA challenge The landlords’ claim against the Debenhams CVA was put forward on five grounds: Future rent is not a “debt” and so the landlords are not creditors, such that the CVA cannot bind...
19/07/2018
High Court awards landowner an injunction against known and unknown "urbexers"
Along with professional squatting, protests and illegal raves, urban exploration, being the exploration of man-made structures and taking and sharing a photographic record of the same, is a growing modern...
25/06/2018
Break options: landlords and tenants take note! 
Two decisions handed down in May 2018 have highlighted how contentious a dispute about notices can become between a landlord and tenant. Strict compliance with notice clause formalities Ropemaker Properties...
10/05/2018
Notices clause defeats tenant’s attempt to terminate agreement for lease
In one of Mr Justice Fancourt’s first reported judgments, he determines questions of validity of notices and waiver of pre-conditions, as set out in an agreement for lease. In the case, five notices...