Family law
Main area care proceedings, mainly for parents but some Local Authority and Guardian work. Mainly in county courts at Circuit Judge level but also deals with a significant number of cases at High Court level involving very serious allegations. Sara has dealt with cases (both led and on her own) which include cases of alleged poisoning of a child, multiple broken bones, head injury cases (including shaken baby cases) and serious neglect of health/ medical needs which was caused death. Other cases have involved sex abuse including intergenerational sex abuse, and factitious induced illness.
Reported cases include M (Children) [2013] EWCA Civ 1170
S (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 325
Powys CC and AB [2024] EWHC 3207 (Fam)
Private law cases including complex ones with significant allegations.