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Sarah is a technology litigation and investigations partner in Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution team in London. With over 15 years' litigation experience, and having spent four years as a senior lawyer at Google, her practice primarily encompasses the full lifecycle of online and digital regulation, from policy development through to regulatory enforcement, and high stakes litigation, class actions, and reputation management. For technology clients, Sarah's practice covers the full lifecycle of online and digital regulation, from policy development through to regulatory enforcement. Leveraging her experience as a senior lawyer at Google, she spends much of her time advising clients on the impact of content and consumer regulation, including the EU Digital Services Act, the AI Act, UK Online Safety Act, and the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act. This includes work on government consultations and policy development, compliance design and implementation, and defending clients against regulatory scrutiny and enforcement action. More broadly, Sarah has extensive experience acting on high-stakes commercial and regulatory litigation, including class actions and follow-on damages claims, and in both the High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal. She attained Higher Rights of Audience to act as a solicitor-advocate in 2012.
In Online Safety Act 2023

Litigating Online Harms: Content, Courts and Corporate Responsibility

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At London International Disputes Week 2026, Baker McKenzie and 11KBW hosted a panel on “Litigating Online Harms: Content, Courts and Corporate Responsibility”, featuring Sarah West (Baker McKenzie), Anya Proops KC (11KBW), Raphael Hogarth (11KBW), and Telha Arshad (Google). Three years on from receiving royal assent, the Online Safety Act 2023 (“OSA”) is moving from implementation into enforcement, and disputes are beginning to emerge. Drawing on the panel’s diverse perspectives, the discussion explored early challenges to…