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Dr. Sarah Egan

Barrister, New Square Chambers
Sarah is a specialist Wills, Trusts, and Estates barrister.

Sarah’s expertise extends to Property and Commercial Litigation, as well as Family Law matters involving aspects of Chancery and Commercial Law, such as trusts, inheritance, property, and companies.

Trusts, Wills & Estates
Sarah’s expertise includes providing specialist advice and representation, and undertaking drafting on the following:
 
Succession and Contentious and Non-Contentious Probate
  • Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 claims on behalf of spouses, cohabitees, children, stepchildren, and siblings of the Deceased;
  • testamentary capacity;
  • challenges to the validity of Wills;
  • Executors’ powers and duties;
  • Applications for the removal of Executors;
  • the settlement of Wills and the administration of Estates;
  • the rectification and variation of Wills. 
 
Trusts
  • Trust Deeds and Deeds of Variation;
  • Trustees’ powers and duties;
  • Breach of trust and the removal of Trustees;
  • the merits of trusts claims (including express, resulting, and constructive trusts, and proprietary estoppel);
  • Applications for the removal of Trustees;

Trusts of Land and Co-Ownership
  • Claims under The Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 for declarations of trust and beneficial interest in co-ownership disputes.  

Sarah’s expertise extends to Property and Commercial Litigation, as well as financial remedies in Family Law involving private client, such as trusts and inheritance, property, and companies.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Other Publications

Qualified Year

  • 2006 (2020 Ireland)

Experience

  • New Square Chambers (Oct 2021 - Present)
  • Atlantic Chambers, Liverpool (Door Tenant) (Jan 2015 - Present)
  • Three Dr. Johnson’s Buildings (Jul 2018 - Sep 2021)
  • St. Alban’s Chambers (Oct 2013 - Jan 2015)
  • New Court Chambers (Oct 2012 - Oct 2013)
  • Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (formerly Anglo Irish Bank) (Jul 2007 - Dec 2011)
  • Mercer Oliver Wyman (Sep 2006 - Jun 2007)

Membership

  • Bar of Ireland
  • Chancery Bar Association
  • Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
  • European Circuit of the Bar
  • Family Law Bar Association
  • Inner Temple
  • London Irish Lawyers’ Association
  • Northern Circuit

Qualifications

  • Degree of Barrister-at Law (Ireland) (2020)
  • M.A. (Philosophy), University of Liverpool (2012)
  • B.V.C., Inns of Court School of Law (2006)
  • Graduate Diploma in Law (2005)
  • Ph.D. (German Literature and Philosophy) (2000)
  • B.A. (Hons.) English and German (1996)

Education

  • The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin (2019-2020)
  • University of Liverpool (2011-2012)
  • Inns of Court School of Law (2005-2006)
  • The College of Law, London (2004-2005)
  • National University of Ireland, Galway (1996-2000)
  • University College Galway (1992-1996)

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