Professional Negligence
Sahana has acted and advised in a cases involving a range of professionals including barristers, solicitors, contractors, architects, machinery operators and heavy goods vehicle drivers. Sahana’s construction and property damage experience make her well placed to act in cases involving construction professionals at all stages of domestic and commercial projects.
Selected Cases
- A Private Landowner v Transport Company – advising in relation to a claim in negligence involving damage to a bridge over a highway. The case involved advising on procedural issues around the identity of the correct defendant party, as well as advising on the relevant Highway Authority’s liability under s.41 Highways Act 1980.
- A Main Contractor v A Subcontractor – Acting in an adjudication regarding allegedly defective installation of pipework. Through her submissions, Sahana persuaded the adjudicator that the referring party’s expert evidence was technically unsound.
- An Indemnity Insurer v A Claimant – Advising on the assignment of a claim from a barrister to the indemnity insurer, in order to recover costs from an unsuccessful claimant.
- A Main Contractor v A Specialist Electrical Subcontractor – Drafting a defence to a claim worth £700,000 concerning the allegedly defective installation of busbar for the supply of electricity in a large commercial office block.
- A Landowner v A Landowner – drafting pleadings in a claim by a landowner claiming for property damage and alleging losses caused by Rylands v Fletcher nuisance.
- A Company v A Heating Systems Installer – Acting for the defendant in a claim regarding the allegedly defective installation of biomass combined heat and power systems on a farm. The claim involved allegations of misrepresentation and a detailed analysis of the operation of the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2011.
Awards
- Completed the South Eastern Circuit Bar Mess Foundation International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford
- Norman Tapp Memorial Prize, Grays Inn
- Internship Award, Grays Inn
- Pegasus Scholarship, Inner Temple
- Jonathan Brock KC Memorial Prize, Runner-up, LCLBA – “Forum non conveniens: Is Spiliada still fit for purpose or holed below the water-line?”
- International Professional and Legal Development Grant 2019, Bar Council
News
- Members of Crown Office Chambers recognised for their Pro Bono work
- 25 for 25: The Pro Bono Challenge
Articles
- Construction Products Reform White Paper and General Safety Requirement Consultation – Untangling the Web of Blame
- Adjudication and Collateral Warranties – Court of Appeal reverses TCC decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 823
Events
Qualifications
- LLM International Dispute Resolution, Queen Mary University of London
- MA (Hons) Law with French Law, Christ Church, University of Oxford.
- Certificat Supérieur de Droit Français et Européen (ERASMUS Scholar), Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas)
- BPTC, BPP University
Languages
- Professional working French
- Intermediate spoken Kannada
- Basic Spanish
- Basic Hindi
Memberships
- COMBAR
- LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
- TECBAR
- Society of Construction Law
- LCLCBA
