Sarah Martin > Barr Ellison LLP > Cambridge, England > Lawyer Profile

Barr Ellison LLP
The Concourse (PO Box 196
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 0QQ
England

Work Department

Family and Divorce

Position

Family & Divorce Partner

Career

Sarah is Head of the Family Law Team at Barr Ellison Law and has significant experience as a divorce and family law solicitor. A specialist in dealing with financial claims that arise upon relationship breakdown, Sarah frequently acts for high net worth individuals with extensive trusts, business and pension assets.

For those seeking to preserve property assets or pre-acquired wealth upon marriage or setting up home together, Sarah provides comprehensive advice in respect of wealth protection options, including pre- and post-nuptial agreements and living together agreements.

Supported by an in-house team, Sarah is also appointed as a professional Trustee in respect of family and personal injury trusts.

Sarah deals with arrangements for children on a relationship breakdown, providing sensible and practical advice and assistance to those seeking to secure a solution whether that is by way of agreement between parents or contested child arrangements proceedings, applications to remove from the jurisdiction, prohibitive steps or specific issue orders.

Sarah is listed as a leading lawyer by Wiselaw. Sarah joined Barr Ellison Law in 2015 from a Band 1 (Chambers) black country firm and became a Partner in August 2017.

Memberships

Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and is a member of Resolution.

Lawyer Rankings

East Anglia > Private client > Family

Barr Ellison LLP in Cambridge has a small but highly regarded family law practice, which handles divorce, financial matters including international assets or income streams, property settlements, and children arrangements. Lead partner Sarah Martin and vastly experienced associate Karen Anker are known for ‘a personal service of an extremely high quality‘, and clients remark that they ‘fight their client’s cases with clarity and great attention to detail‘. Martin, who frequently acts for high-net-worth individuals, academics, and entrepreneurs, is particularly well known for her expertise in private children law matters.