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Sharon Sawyerr

Call 1992

AREAS OF PRACTICE
 

Children

Sharon Sawyerr practises exclusively in childcare law and is experienced in all types of application relating to children.  She has a particular interest in public law proceedings, in relation to which she acts for local authorities, parents and guardians.  She is robust in the giving of advice to and the representation of clients.

Sharon became interested in a career at the Bar following a meeting with her careers adviser at school, who told her that it would be very hard for "someone like her" to succeed at the Bar.

In 1997 Sharon took a sabbatical and travelled to Jamaica, where she worked for the Council for Human Rights.

MEMBERSHIPS
  Family Law Bar Association                                                                                                          Family Law Bar Association Ethnic Minorities Committee (2004-06)                                           South Eastern Circuit                                                                                                                   South Eastern Circuit Ethnic Minorities Committee

LANGUAGES
  Working knowledge of Igbo (Nigeria)

REPORTED CASES
 

Re C (Care Order or Supervision Order) [2001] 2 FLR 466
Care - Supervision order - Grievous bodily harm caused to child by father - Serious brain damage - Mother not implicated - Whether mother's isolation and risk of further association with violent men sufficient to justify care order

 

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