In 2019 Sarah was appointed as a Deputy District Judge assigned to the Western Circuit.

In 2016 Sarah became one of the first Children’s Arbitrators under the Institute of Family Arbitrators Arbitration Scheme (ifla.org.uk) and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb).

Prior to being called to the Bar in 2004, Sarah practised as an attorney in New York for seven years, where she worked for one of the leading family law firms. She was the only British attorney at the New York Family Bar at the time. She appeared regularly in the New York State Supreme Court and the US District (Federal) Court.

Sarah initially qualified as a solicitor in London in 1992 and has qualified and worked in three jurisdictions, having also been a solicitor in Edinburgh for three years. She maintains strong links with the New York and Scottish legal communities. She is an experienced advocate in all three jurisdictions.

Sarah trained as a Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer in the US.

What sort of work do I do?

Private law children cases encompassing disputes over child arrangements, removals from the jurisdiction, ancillary issues such as change of school, change of surname and prohibited steps orders - any private law issue essentially.

Who do I work for?

Around fifty percent of my work is direct access but the other fifty percent is on instruction from solicitors. My clients are those who have been unable to agree over the arrangements for their children, particularly in complex family disputes.

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