Sarah has a background of experience in mental health law which means she has specialised knowledge and experience of cases involving mental health issues including fitness to plead and detention in psychiatric hospitals, including high security hospitals.

Sarah has extensive experience in defending clients including:

• Fitness to plead
• Murder
• Sexual offences
• Assault
• Dishonesty and fraud
• Violence

APPROACH

Sarah enters each case determined to achieve the best result possible, whilst being sensitive to the wants and needs of each client individually. She listens carefully to instructions but will challenge all aspects of a case to leave no stone unturned.

EXPERIENCE

• Litigated a case for the Crown Court where a serving prisoner with learning difficulties was charged with a serious sexual offence against another prisoner. The client was acquitted after the case went to re-trial
• Secured a Hospital Order for a client charged with assault against another patient within a psychiatric hospital
• Successful submission of no case to answer during a trial where two defendants were charged with dishonesty offences
• Secured a not guilty verdict following a trial where the defence of self-defence was raised by the client