Sarah Jane Lenihan

Partner specialising in financial remedies and private law children matters. Widely regarded for her expertise in complex cases, Sarah Jane has extensive experience in challenging and emotionally charged matters involving allegations of domestic abuse, parental alienation and safeguarding issues. She is also known for advising individuals with substantial income and assets with complex international elements, and a variety of financial, business and trust structures. · Dawson Cornwell LLP

EnglandFamily / Matrimonial, Financial Remedies

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Sarah Jane Lenihan is a partner at Dawson Cornwell LLP who specialises in financial remedies and private law children matters. She qualified in 2010, has practised family law exclusively since then, was previously a partner at Stowe Family Law, and joined Dawson Cornwell as a partner in 2022; she is noted for handling complex and emotionally charged cases involving domestic abuse, parental alienation, safeguarding issues, and high‑net‑worth financial and international elements involving business and trust structures.

Practice areas

Family / MatrimonialFinancial RemediesChildren / Child WelfareDomestic AbusePrivate ClientTrustsInternational Family

Office

England

Dawson Cornwell LLP · Partner specialising in financial remedies and private law children matters. Widely regarded for her expertise in complex cases, Sarah Jane has extensive experience in challenging and emotionally charged matters involving allegations of domestic abuse, parental alienation and safeguarding issues. She is also known for advising individuals with substantial income and assets with complex international elements, and a variety of financial, business and trust structures.

England

Expertise

Financial remedy work for high‑net‑worth individualsPrivate law children mattersDomestic abuse casesParental alienationSafeguarding issuesCross‑border/international elementsBusiness and trust structures

Education

LLB (Hons) Law, Nottingham Trent University
Legal Practice Course - Commendation, London College of Law Bloomsbury

Admissions

Qualified in 2010
Family Law Advanced Accreditation, The Law Society