- 5 years qualified
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Sarah Farish
Associate Solicitor | Banking & Restructuring
About Sarah
An associate in our Banking and Restructuring team, Sarah provides advice and support to lender and borrower clients across a range of transactions. From property finance to full company refinancing, Sarah’s goal is to assist local businesses and SMEs in their growth.
Sarah is also a Trustee of the North East Law Centre and a committee member of both the Newcastle Law Society and Newcastle Business and Property Courts Forum.
Sarah’s expertise extends to insolvency; she is preceded by a reputation for assisting regional insolvency practitioners.
Having worked on significant investigations into insolvent companies’ actions prior to liquidations and administrations, Sarah liaises to gather third-party information from police, HMRC and other law firms. Sarah has dealt with antecedent transactions and asset realisation, including debt books, and commercial and residential properties.
She is also engaged to advise on and assist in the process of entering into administration or liquidation including preparing court applications and attending on behalf of the client.
With a wealth of experience in debt recovery, Sarah has an in-depth commercial awareness of how customer debt impacts businesses and works with creditors to take action against non-paying customers.
From initial debt recovery to settlement, formal insolvency and advocating in County Court, a great understanding of both creditor and debtor positions in insolvency proceedings allows Sarah to provide pragmatic advice.