Sarah Przybylska

Sarah prosecutes and defends in cases of the utmost seriousness, including homicide, drug trafficking and sexual offences.  She is security-cleared and routinely deals with matters of the utmost sensitivity.  In addition, she has an extensive practice in healthcare regulation.

Sarah has been placed on the CPS Advocate Panel at Level 3. She is regularly instructed as a led junior for the prosecution, and has recently acted in trials for CPS Homicide and a number of Complex Casework Units, in matters investigated by SCD1, Operation Trident and the UK Borders Agency. She is currently instructed for the prosecution in a series of trials involving conspiracy to murder, transfer of firearms and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. She regularly prosecutes cases of serious violence, driving offences involving death, drug trafficking and money laundering, and has particular expertise in bad character, PII and complex disclosure. Sarah is instructed as defence junior in a forthcoming gangland murder trial at the Central Criminal Court and in a substantial drugs importation case, and is instructed alone to defend in allegations of sexual offences, serious violence and firearms offences.

In her professional disciplinary work she has acted for the General Social Care Council over several years, and has acquired a wealth of experience at first instance and appeal, including both conduct and health matters. She has assisted the Nursing and Midwifery Council with case preparation and assessment of evidence prior to submission of the case to the Investigation Committee. As well as acting on behalf of regulators, she has considerable experience of defence work in substantive conduct and health cases at the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council, including on a public access basis.

Sarah has a developing practice in public law. She appeared for an interested party during the 7/7 inquest and is now instructed as junior counsel in the appeal to the High Court in the ‘Twitter Joke Trial', representing Paul Chambers, who was prosecuted for posting a joke on Twitter about blowing up an airport.

Sarah regularly advises professional and direct access clients, often dealing with matters of the utmost sensitivity. She has recently advised private clients on their potential exposure in areas including overseas surrogacy arrangements, mercenary activities, and the reading of employees' private emails.

She is cited as an "Up and Coming Individual" by the current edition of Chambers UK for her professional discipline work.

 

What others say:

Sarah Przybylska has risen to prominence at an astonishingly young age. Extremely capable, she has won the support of many senior professional clients, one of whom said:"Those more senior at the Bar should beware!" - Chambers UK, 2012 (Professional Discipline)