"She produces particularly good written work and has excellent client-handling skills."
Sarah Love is a leading junior who specialises in competition, regulatory and administrative law. She has been ranked in Chambers & Partners continuously, for several years, in the fields of Competition Law and Administrative & Public Law. She is also gaining increasing recognition for her work in industries that are subject to specific economic regulation (in particular, telecommunications). Before coming to the Bar, she studied postgraduate economics and government at Harvard and was a research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Sarah Love is a leading junior who specialises in competition, regulatory and administrative law. She has been ranked in Chambers & Partners continuously, for several years, in the fields of Competition Law and Administrative & Public Law. She is also gaining increasing recognition for her work in industries that are subject to specific economic regulation (in particular, telecommunications). Before coming to the Bar, she studied postgraduate economics and government at Harvard and was a research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Since joining Chambers in 2007, Sarah has appeared in several of the leading cases in her fields of specialism.
Sarah is a member of the Attorney General's B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. She has acted for and advised a wide range of clients, including government departments, public authorities, trade associations, public and private companies, charities and individuals.
Competition law
Sarah has acted and advised in a wide range of cases. She has experience of European Commission investigations and proceedings by national competition authorities. Some of the matters on which she is working and has worked are listed below.
Standalone & follow-on private claims
Judicial reviews/appeals of competition authorities' decisions
Regulated industries & specific areas of European Union law
Sarah has experience of proceedings before, and appeals from decisions of, a wide range of regulatory bodies (including, in particular, Ofcom and the CAA). Some of the matters on which she is working and has worked are listed below.
Broadcasting & telecommunications
Transport
Consumer protection
Equality & discrimination
Public procurement
Sarah has acted for and advised both applicants and respondents in judicial reviews and other proceedings. Some of the matters on which she is working and has worked are listed below.
Commercial/regulatory judicial reviews & appeals
Transport
Legal services
Healthcare
Human rights & civil liberties
Information & data protection
Environment
Public procurement
Law publications
Selected economics publications
"She is absolutely first-class and really understands how the market operates." "She's always very bright, responsive and able to produce high-quality work in a short period of time." "Sarah is intensely clever." (Chambers & Partners 2021)
"Sarah is an excellent senior junior, with strong advocacy skills and an ability to grasp complex issues immediately." "She is an astute practitioner, who has a good grasp of the telecoms sector and a forensic understanding of the court." "Sarah is very bright, extremely helpful and really well informed." (Chambers & Partners 2021)
"An extraordinary intellect with a background in economics, she is in great demand. Amongst the top juniors at the competition bar, she is particularly strong on regulatory matters and judicial reviews." (Legal 500 2021)
"Her written work is excellent and always meticulously argued. Her oral advocacy is very effective and she is highly skilled at distilling the key points." (Legal 500 2021)
"One of the best when it comes to complex public law matters with an international or commercial dimension. (Legal 500 2021)
Sarah Love is a “very good strategist” and “a pleasure to work with”. She has an excellent track record handling competition matters in the telecommunications sector. (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Competition 2020)
Sarah Love comes highly recommended by sources for her top-tier advocacy in competition and regulatory proceedings in the telecoms space. (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Telecoms 2020)
"She's extremely effective, delightful to work with and unfailingly impressive." "A clever person and a good hard worker," she is "very clear and able to distil arguments down to the key points very effectively." (Chambers & Partners 2020)
"Direct, succinct and practical." "She is really good at understanding the overall picture of all of the issues in a case and how they interlink." "She functions superbly in a team environment and her drafting skills are excellent." (Chambers & Partners UK & Global 2020)
"A good team player who drafts persuasively." (Legal 500 2020)
"She has an excellent grasp of the economics underlying the subject." (Legal 500 2020)
Sarah Love “really impresses” according to respondents who consider her a specialist in competition and regulatory matters pertaining to the telecoms sector. (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Telecoms 2019)
"Sarah is incredibly energetic, bright and someone who writes incredibly well and turns around crystal clear documents in a short space of time." (Chambers & Partners UK & Global 2019)
Sarah Love is “really impressive” and stands out among peers as “a formidable opponent” who is “very fluent on paper and in oral submissions”. One source effuses: “She has got an incredible future at the Bar and certainly in telecoms work.” (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Telecoms 2018)
Sarah Love is a “really impressive” barrister who is “very fluent on paper and in oral submissions and is a formidable opponent”. She is highly regarded for her expertise in competition law, particularly in economically regulated industries. (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Competition 2018)
"She drafts excellently and her knowledge of economics was very helpful." (Chambers & Partners 2018)
"Sarah Love is most often instructed by BT and is a recognised expert in competition law and regulatory issues." (Who's Who Legal - UK Bar: Telecoms 2017)
"She produces particularly good written work and has excellent client-handling skills." (Chambers & Partners 2017)
“She’s incredibly clever and leaves no stone unturned in working out the details to things.” (Chambers & Partners 2016)
"She really understands the detail of a case and is able to provide very good tactical litigation advice." (Chambers & Partners 2016)
“She is very bright, very personable, commercially aware and responsive to client needs.” “She is very clever.” (Chambers & Partners 2015)
“She grasps the issues very quickly, and is also very user-friendly and excellent to work with.” “A sensible practitioner, who is very clever.” (Chambers & Partners 2015)
“She has the law at her fingertips and is also brilliant with technical evidence.” (Chambers & Partners 2014)
“She is intellectually astute, exceptionally pleasant to deal with and very good in front of clients.” (Chambers & Partners 2014)
"Clients describe Sarah Love as "fantastic" and "very good at getting straight to the point."" (Chambers & Partners 2013)
"Sarah Love is valued for her background in economics and the attendant depth that this brings to her knowledge of the competition law world. She is considered "a really excellent junior and somebody I would consistently use."" (Chambers & Partners 2013)
"Sarah Love is hailed as "a star of the future." An individual with an economics background, she has made a fine practice for herself encompassing cases relating to competition, administrative law and regulatory issues. Sources say "she is fearsomely intelligent and produces brilliantly drafted documents." " (Chambers & Partners 2012)
"Sarah Love impresses market commentators with her "excellent written work." She acted for BT in the Pay TV proceedings relating to Ofcom's decision to impose a wholesale must offer remedy on Sky." (Chambers & Partners 2012)