Avocats – England

Sarah Thompson

Principal lawyer, specialising in family and matrimonial law. Extensive caseload of mid-range to high-net-worth clients. Dealing almost exclusively with sorting out the finances for divorcing and unmarried couples. Recent and current cases include: advising CEO of multinational airline company in relation to jurisdictional issues, child maintenance when CMS does not have jurisdiction and overall financial settlement, advising client on application to set aside due to ex-spouse’s non-disclosure and application to vary maintenance in case where asset base in excess of £35m, advising client who has several foreign properties, a family business and complex pension issues, advising client in relation to unmarried property where ex-partner seeking to rely on purported variation of declaration of trust. As a former expat herself, Sarah has particular interest in acting for clients who live abroad. She currently handles a variety of such cases, and also deals with jurisdictional issues in cases where there is a dispute as to which country should deal with the divorce. In 2011, Sarah set up Slater and Gordon family mediation. She receives referrals from Manchester solicitors such as Mills & Reeve, JMW and Elizabeth Hassall Family Law as well as individuals referring themselves to mediation. As a trained collaborative lawyer, Sarah regularly conducts four way meetings on behalf of clients. Sarah is the vice chair of the Manchester DR Group.

Slater and Gordon

Sarah Thompson

Sarah is an experienced family solicitor who specialises in settling financial disputes between divorcing and unmarried couples. Her client base includes mid to high-net-worth individuals, business personnel, government employees (those with a public sector pension), sportsmen and women, as well as those from the entertainment industry.

Keystone Law

Sarah Thorpe

A commercial lawyer with 15 years’ experience advising technology and travel companies, Sarah has extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, as well as advising clients on consumer law, data privacy and regulatory matters.

Arbor Law

Sarah Tipton-Walker

Director & Solicitor

Switalskis Solicitors

Sarah Towler

Sarah is a partner in the personal injury and clinical negligence team advising clients on a wide range of claims, including cases involving misdiagnosis of symptoms, negligent operations, road traffic accidents, work accidents and tripping accidents. Particular areas of specialisation are claims against local authorities regarding failure to care for vulnerable adults and children. Sarah also represents bereaved families at inquests involving deaths in hospital and the workplace, road traffic accidents and suicides. Additionally, she manages four pro-bono personal injury and clinical negligence drop-in clinics at Croydon, Morden, Battersea and Roehampton.

Russell-Cooke LLP

Sarah Townsend

Team Leader Partner, East Midlands

Stowe Family Law LLP

Sarah Turner

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Sarah Vance

Client Services Director

TLT

Sarah Walker-Smith

Chief Executive

Shakespeare Martineau LLP

Sarah Wallace

Partner

Constantine Law Limited

Sarah Walton

Sarah Walton is the Managing Partner of Weightmans LLP, a national law firm with global coverage, focused on an unwavering commitment to purpose, performance, and people. A highly experienced corporate lawyer, Sarah provides expert advice on a wide range of corporate and company law matters. She works across a diverse client base, from large corporations to individuals and owner-managed businesses, advising on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, venture capital and private equity investments, joint ventures, group reorganisations, and strategic projects. As Managing Partner, Sarah brings a visionary approach to leadership, with a clear focus on the firm’s purpose-led brand, rooted in the belief to "See the Possibility." She fosters a culture of integrity, collaboration, innovation, teamwork, and respect, ensuring that Weightmans consistently delivers long-term value to clients, colleagues, and communities. Her leadership is distinguished by strategic clarity, inclusive engagement, and a relentless drive to build high-performing teams across the firm.

Weightmans LLP

Sarah Ward

Partner

Walker Morris LLP

Sarah Wealleans

Irwin Mitchell

Sarah Westoby

Senior associate solicitor

Leigh Day

Sarah White

Sarah specialises in defending substantial clinical negligence actions, particularly relating to catastrophic claims; experienced at inquests and providing representation, plus health law and risk management advice.

Browne Jacobson LLP

Sarah Whitty

Partner

Winckworth Sherwood LLP

Sarah Wilson

Bevan Brittan LLP

Sarah Wood

Principal Associate, advising clients on a range of private clients, from entrepreneurs to landed estate clients.

Mills & Reeve LLP

Sarah Wood

Principal Associate

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Sarah Wood-Heath

Sarah has many years’ experience of advising on family law. Her expertise includes family breakdown, advising and representing clients through divorce proceedings, civil partnership dissolutions, co-habitation disputes and the associated financial negotiations, and settlement.

Clarke Willmott LLP

Sarah von Schmidt

Sarah specialises in advising wealthy individuals and their families, entrepreneurs and landowning families on personal tax, trusts and succession planning. She also advises executors and trustees on their duties and powers and works closely with family offices, wealth managers and private banks. Sarah is a member of the firm’s Entrepreneurs and Family Business groups and has a particular interest in advising owner managers of growing companies and family businesses on the personal wealth issues that affect those in these sectors. Sarah is recommended in the Legal 500 directory, described as a "dynamic personality" and "particularly good". She is included on the Honours List for lawyers in the Citywealth Leaders List 2015 and on the Power Women listings having previously been shortlisted as "Woman of the Year" at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2013.

Farrer & Co

Sarah-Jane Howitt

Sarah-Jane joined Weightmans in 2006 as Director of Business Development and Marketing. In 2014 she became the firm's first non-lawyer Business Services Partner. She has over 20 years' experience gained in marketing and business development roles within professional services firms. She has an MBA and is a CIM Chartered Marketer. Sarah-Jane sits on the firm's Operations Board and is responsible for client relationship management, new business creation and internal and external communications activity. Her team's success has been recognised with several awards - the Law Society Excellence Award for Marketing and Business Development Team of the Year (2010), the Innovation Award at the Association of Proposal Management Professionals Awards (2013) and the Client Management Award at the Legal Week Innovation Awards (2016). Sarah-Jane was named in the NW Insider Women 100 List 2014 and Women of Influence List 2015.

Weightmans LLP

Sarah-Jane Riddell

Senior Associate Solicitor, Collaborative Lawyer & Mediator

Family Law Partners

Sarah-Jane Watson

Sarah-Jane specialises in employment law and advises corporate, institutional, and individual clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious issues. She has a wealth of experience advising employers on grievance and disciplinary issues, performance management, sickness absence, family leave, and terminations (including redundancy processes). Senior executives turn to Sarah-Jane for advice on their dismissals, to negotiate their settlement packages, as well as advice on their contracts of employment, including restrictive covenants.

Keystone Law