Sacha is an experienced family law specialist, having been admitted as a solicitor in 1996. She joined Bretherton Law in 2012 and became the head of the Care Team in 2023. Following the firm’s merger with GT Stewart in 2024, she took on the role of Head of the St Albans office.

Sacha is an experienced and confident advocate who conducts most of her own advocacy.

Education:

• LLB (Hons) University College London
• LPC College of Law
• Admitted as a solicitor in 1996
• Accredited Law Society Children Panel member since 2000

Sacha has been an accredited member of the Law Society’s Children Panel since 2000. She represents children, both through their guardian, and independently.

Sacha represents a wide range of clients including those that:

• Are children in Care Proceedings, Deprivation of Liberty proceedings and other public law family proceedings including adoption;
• Are Children in Private Law Proceedings where they are made a party to proceedings
• Are parents and other family members facing the most serious of allegations that a family court can deal with;

She has significant experience working within the Family Drug and Alcohol Court. Her cases often include complex issues of non-accidental injuries (including head injuries), sexual abuse, Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII), cases with concurrent criminal proceedings, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic abuse, forced marriage, and neglect.

Sacha’s extensive experience includes:

• Public Law Family Proceedings:

• • Care Proceedings
  • Emergency Protection Orders)

• Complex Child Protection Proceedings including:

• • The death of a child;
  • Shaken Baby allegations;
  • Genetic disorders mimicking child abuse;
  • Non-accidental injuries (NAI) including head injuries (NAHI), fractures and bruising;
  • Sexual abuse;
  • Fabricated Induced Illness (FII) and Perplexing Presentation (PP);
  • Cases where there are concurrent criminal proceedings;

• Special Guardianship Order Applications in public law proceedings;
• Placement Order and Adoption Order Applications;
• Secure Accommodation Applications;
• Deprivation of Liberty Applications (children);
• Recovery Order Applications.
• Cases where parents are involved with Social Services (Pre-Proceedings Meetings, Child Protection and Child In Need);
• Applications under the Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction;
• Wardship Applications;