Sara-Jane Knock
Partner | British Virgin Islands
Sara-Jane is a partner in our litigation and arbitration team.
Based in the British Virgin Islands and heading up the Withers BVI office, Sara-Jane is recognised by Chambers Global and Legal 500 BVI as a leader in her field, advising on a wide range of matters from commercial, contractual and finance disputes to insolvency, fraud and asset tracing. Sara-Jane also advises on probate and trust matters, both contentious and non-contentious.Working together with her colleagues in other Withers' offices around the world, Sara-Jane strives to provide her clients with a dedicated global team, ready to tackle cross-border cases with local on-shore and offshore experience. She regularly acts for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), trustees, beneficiaries, insolvency practitioners, creditors, companies, directors, shareholders and officer holders, either directly or via intermediaries. She also works with key intermediaries, service providers and foreign lawyers in various jurisdictions to ensure a seamless service for her clients. Additionally, Sara-Jane frequently works with her colleagues in the global fintech team in relation to BVI matters regarding the development of emerging products in that area.
Sara-Jane practices public law and recently acted for the BVI Government in relation to a Commission of Inquiry brought to investigate governance issues and allegations of corruption.
Sara-Jane is a Solicitor-Advocate, regularly appearing in Court on behalf of her clients, including dealing with interim injunctions, appointment of receivers, appointment of liquidators and dealing with shareholder disputes, just to name a few.
Having trained at Withers, Sara-Jane is dual qualified, maintaining practising certificates in both the BVI and England.