Sarah Sackman

Sarah has a wide-ranging and successful public law practice which spans Matrix’s core areas. Sarah’s work encompasses public, planning, environmental, education, local government, election, rating and discrimination law.

Her experience covers the appellate courts at all levels including the Supreme Court. She also regularly appears at planning inquiries. Sarah specialises in High Court/JR work acting for claimants and public bodies alike. Notable clients include the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Mayor of London, Liberty, Friends of the Earth and Shelter.

Education

LLM, Harvard Law School, LLM (Distinction) (Frank Knox scholarship) Graduate Diploma in Law, City University (Distinction) BA in History, Queens’ College, Cambridge, (First Class)

Teaching & Advocacy

School governor for 4 years in state primary in Camden. Stood for Parliament in target seat in 2015 Volunteer at Toynbee Hall Free Legal Advice Centre. Judicial clerkship at the Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem (Inner Temple Scholarship) (2008). Human Rights training at the British Council in Yangon, Burma (2013).