Sarah Hindle

Sarah is a senior associate in the Children’s department of the Family Law team. She joined Stephens Scown in 2022. Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and is a member of the Children Panel and has Higher Rights of Audience (Civil).

Sarah has particular experience in complex public and private law children matters, including care proceedings where she has represented parents, relatives, interveners, guardians, children directly and local authorities. She has represented parties in cases involving extremely serious allegations, including nonaccidental injury, sexual abuse, forced marriage and radicalization.

She has experience of public law proceedings involving international work and of wardship. Within private law proceedings, Sarah has very broad experience, including applications to remove children from the jurisdiction, and adoption and surrogacy.