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Sara is Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, Middlesex University London. She also holds Visiting Lectureships at the School of Law, Aix-Marseille University (France) and the School of Law, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University (France). She is a Fellow of the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution (NCTDR) and an Assistant Regional Editor for the UK and Ireland for the Kluwer Mediation Blog.

Her research examines the impact of automation introduced through new technologies, such as blockchain, smart contracts and artificial intelligence, on international commercial arbitration systems. Sara has published this work in various forms, including a co-edited book titled 'Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice' published by Wolters Kluwer in 2020. She has received two awards for this work; one by the ICC YAF for the 2019 innovative paper idea on smart contract arbitration, and another by the BBA for best abstract and presentation at the ISC 2022.

Sara has submitted evidence on the topic of technology and arbitration and dispute resolution to various organisations including the UNCITRAL, the UK Parliament, the UK Ministry of Justice and the UK Law Commission. Her contribution was cited in the Law Commission's reports on the reform of the English Arbitration Act 1996 and on Smart Legal Contracts, and the Ministry of Justice's policy project reports on the increase of mediation in civil proceedings.