Sadie is a Partner and Head of the Family and Divorce team.
With over 20 years’ experience in family law, Sadie has built a distinguished career at leading firms in London and Buckinghamshire.
Sadie takes a sensitive, down-to-earth and practical approach, combining personal and professional experience to deliver outstanding client care. She is also recognised as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 UK directory, described as a “titan” and “a formidable force,” and praised for her preparation, dedication, and strong client relationships.
Sadie accepts instructions in relation to all private family matters and she particularly specialises in complex financial remedy and private law children matters. She also specialises in pets on divorce and separation and is a member of the Working Group for Pets on Divorce, advocating for legal reforms. Believing that pets are more than possessions, Sadie regularly handles these types of cases.
Sadie is a member of Resolution and a qualified family Mediator.
Media
Sadie is a published author, with her book A Practical Guide to Short Marriages for Family Lawyers first released in June 2022. The second edition, co-authored with Philip Perrins and Beth Hibbert, was published in April 2025.
She frequently presents webinars for MBL, one of the UK’s leading legal CPD providers, covering topics such as:
- Short Marriages
- Mediation
- Conduct in financial remedy proceedings
- Death in divorce proceedings
- Barder events in financial remedy proceedings
- A guide to the court’s approach in financial remedy proceedings
- Legal services provision orders
In her spare time, Sadie enjoys spending time with her daughters, and long walks in the South Bucks countryside with her dog, Phoebe.
Reported cases
M v F (2024) EWFC 394 (Link) – M v F – Find Case Law – The National Archives
M v F (2024) (No 2) EWFC 394 B – M v F (No 2) – Find Case Law – The National Archives
