Russell-Cooke LLP

Family and children

Sarah is a partner in the children and education law team.

She specialises in complex cases involving vulnerable adults and children during care proceedings and family disputes such as children spending time with and or living with one family member. In this changing world of how families develop and are formed, Sarah has the ability to adapt and change as well as take on new challenges to meet her clients changing needs.

Sarah is particularly experienced in advising and representing children, parents and family members in difficult and sensitive cases which are often life changing for families - for example, where there are issues of parental drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence and or a mental health difficulty. Sarah has a reputation for being able to tackle a difficult area in a case such as mental health without being phased by the added complexities. Many cases often involve allegations of sexual abuse or physical harm to children. She handles these highly emotional cases with sensitivity and kindness.

Sarah is also experienced in international and domestic adoption and surrogacy and advising LGBTQ+ families.

Moved from Australia 1989; trained at Levenes and qualified in 2002; Christian Khan Solicitors; Joined Russell-Cooke in 2007, made partner in 2014

Member of the Law Society's Children Panel; Member of the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) and Resolution (formerly the Solicitors’ Family Law Association); Member of the National Association of Guardians ad litem and Reporting Officers.

Royal Melbourne University of Technology (BA in Journalism and Public Relations); Middlesex Guildhall University (Law Conversion Course); College of Law London (2000 Final Exam).