Background

During her time at Zurich, Sarah managed a Competition Act investigation by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading into a market intelligence software tool used in the personal lines motor insurance market. She worked closely with her European colleagues to design and implement competition law compliance programs and training for Zurich’s businesses. She was also responsible for drafting and negotiating complex distribution agreements with banks, insurance brokers and other distribution partners and advising on associated broker remuneration issues and conflicts of interest.

As part of working in a large in-house team, Sarah has experience in legal operations and risk management. She designed the legal risk management framework at Zurich Insurance in order to identify, track and report on legal risks.

Prior to moving to the UK, Sarah qualified as a solicitor in Australia and worked for a number of firms, including Baker McKenzie in Melbourne. Sarah also spent a year working for the Australian Securities & Investments Commission where she advised on allegations of market misconduct.
Since moving back to Adelaide at the end of 2017, Sarah has worked as part of the Peripheral Blue team advising on commercial contracts, privacy and sales and distribution matters and has also worked as part of a number of clients’ in-house legal teams.