Sharon specialises in all aspects of family law relating to children whether in the private law field or in public law proceedings which results in her being instructed in the most complex of cases within each area.
Within the public law arena, she is instructed in cases, whether acting for the local authority, parents or guardian involving vulnerable clients, serious allegations of abuse and non-accidental injury with complex medical issues; and exceptional cases involving honour killing, allegations of radicalisation, and wardship.
Within the private law field, she has extensive experience of child arrangement disputes, and is regularly instructed in intractable cases, leave to remove applications as well as having significant experience being instructed on behalf of the child in rule 16 cases. A number of her cases have significant media interest.
Her workload sees her regularly appearing in the High Court, as well as appearances in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Year of Call: 2000, Inner Temple
Year of Silk: 2024
Co Chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) (2022-2024), Vice co-chair of the Association of Lawyers for Children (2020-2022), Member of the President’s Working Group on Medical Experts in the Family Courts (2018-), Member of the President’s Working Group on Supervision Orders (2020-2023), Member of the President’s Working Group on Adoption (2021-2024), Member of the Medico-Legal Society, Member of the FLBA,
LLB Queen Mary & Westfield (University of London)