Described by clients as having an ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of the law’ and providing ‘phenomenal client care’, Sarah is ranked Band 1 in Chambers & Partners. She is a Partner in the Family team and Head of Children at Forsters, with extensive experience across a broad range of family law matters, particularly children and modern family law.
Sarah advises on a wide range of complex matters involving serious welfare concerns, including domestic abuse, coercive, controlling and alienating behaviours, vulnerable individuals, high-conflict disputes, recognition and enforcement of foreign orders, protective injunctive relief, international child abduction, international and domestic relocation, international surrogacy, international adoption, donor conception, parentage, parental responsibility, gender-related issues and safeguarding matters. She also advises on pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, cohabitation and parenting agreements.
Sarah is known for helping clients navigate complex issues with clear and strategic advice, while seeking discreet, out-of-court resolutions wherever possible.
She acts for a client base including ultra-high net worth and high-profile individuals and families, regularly working alongside immigration, privacy, media and reputation lawyers and financial advisers.
Sarah is both a qualified Children Arbitrator and qualified Mediator. She is ranked in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 and is recognised as ‘Top Flight’ in Spear’s Family Law Index. She is also a regular speaker at international family law conferences and contributes to publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times and leading family law journals.
Before joining the solicitors’ profession, Sarah spent a decade at the Bar representing parents, children, guardians, local authorities and the Official Solicitor in complex and sensitive cases. This experience provides her with a valuable perspective on the issues that arise in family disputes.
Sarah has completed the Family Law Bar Association’s Vulnerable Witness Advocacy Training.
