Solicitors

Sarah Westoby

Leigh Day, London

Work Department

Human Rights

Position

Sarah is a solicitor in the Human Rights Department at Leigh Day specialising in representing clients in best interests and deprivation of liberty cases, acting in the Court of Protection on issues including withdrawal of treatment, choice of treatment, residence, contact and care for people who do not have capacity to decide on those issues for themselves.

Sarah also acts in Human Rights Act damages and negligence claims, inquests and public inquiries, being part of a team representing over 300 core participants in the Infected Blood Public Inquiry over the last five years.

Education

Sarah studied Law and French at Leeds University, with a year studying French Law at Robert Schumann University, Strasbourg.