Sarah Evans

15 May 2017

   

Specialisms

Sarah Evans

T: 01392 285200  |  sevans@magdalenchambers.co.uk

Sarah has been a family law specialist for over 25 years and has practised as a Barrister since 2004. She specialises in cases involving what were formerly known as contact and residence issues, and removals from the jurisdiction. She represented the appellant fathers in Re W (Children) (2012) EWCA Civ 999 and Re H-B (Contact) (2015) EWCA Civ 389, the fathers in Re A & B (Contact) (No 4) 2015 EWHC 2839 (Fam) and the appellant grandmother in Re T (A Child) (2010) EWCA Civ 1527. She has built a strong practice representing parents and wider family members in complex and intractable disputes over children.

Prior to 2004, Sarah practised as an attorney in New York for seven years, where she worked for one of the leading family law firms. Her practice there included many high profile divorce and custody disputes. She appeared regularly in the New York State Supreme Court and the US District Court and in several notable & reported cases.

Sarah qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1992 and has qualified and worked in three jurisdictions, having also been a solicitor in Edinburgh for three years. She maintains strong links with the New York and Scottish legal communities She is an experienced advocate in all three jurisdictions.

Sarah practised as a Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer both in the US and UK. She is a member of the Family Law Bar Association and the Western Circuit.

Sarah also represents clients under the Direct Access Scheme

Qualifications
Barrister, Collaborative Lawyer, Mediator, Solicitor
 
Regions
Channel Islands, East Midlands, East of England, Isle of Man, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber