Sarah is a Legal Director in the Payne Hicks Beach Family department, and the Head of the Surrogacy, Adoption, Fertility and Modern Family law practice. She spent the first decade of her career as a practising Family Barrister at a leading set of chambers representing parents, children, guardians and the Official Solicitor. Sarah was appointed as Junior Counsel to the Crown by the Attorney General after a highly competitive selection process.

Prior to joining Payne Hicks Beach, Sarah was in-house Counsel for a US firm where she worked extensively on an ultra-high net worth Californian divorce and contested children proceedings. Thereafter she joined a specialist family law firm where she developed her expertise in complex international surrogacy, fertility and modern family law, representing internationally famous clients from the fields of sports and media.

“Possessed of that winning combination of intelligence, capacity for hard work and charm”, Sarah is adept at handling her cases with the utmost discretion and sensitivity. She is “a true fighter in pursuit of her clients’ interests” and determined to get the very best outcome for them. She is often called to comment on the latest legal developments by the national press and makes regular contributions to specialist family law journals.

Sarah is a member of the Family Law Bar Association and both the Adoption Committee and the Assisted Reproduction Technology Committee of the American Bar Association. She also sits on the Bar Liaison Committee and is an active member of the Mentoring Scheme for pupil barristers at Inner Temple.

Qualified 1995, joined Payne Hicks Beach 2020.

"..Brilliant on the law, super with clients and extremely well connected, Sarah is the first choice when dealing with surrogacy and fertility work, particularly where the work is complex or has an international element.”
Michael Mylonas QC, Serjeant's Inn and the Lawyer’s "Barrister of the Year 2019"