Ms Sarah Jelly > Family Law Partners > Lewes, England > Lawyer Profile

Family Law Partners
UNIT 15, THE OLD GRANARY
UPPER STONEHAM FARM
LEWES
BN7 2ND
England

Work Department

Family

Position

Consultant, Solicitor

Career

Sarah qualified 1978 and is a Solicitor, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer who specialises in family law. She is a member of Resolution (First for Family Law) and the Law Society’s Family Law and Mediation Accreditation Schemes. In 2018, Legal 500 commented that Sarah is ‘like the doyenne of mediation- she is vastly experienced and highly respected’.

In 2013 Sarah represented the wife in the reported case of RvR and Others[2013] EWHC 4244 (Fam) on the issue of the responsibility of shadow directors in family companies.

Memberships

Member of Resolution (First for Family Law). She is also a member of the Law Society’s Family Law and Mediation Accreditation Schemes and is a qualified collaborative practitioner.

In addition, Sarah is accredited by the Family Mediation Council and is a trained Professional Practice Consultant for mediators.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Family: mediation

Family Law Partners ‘offers not only the best in litigation but also the full remit of alternatives to going to court coupled with a comprehensive counselling therapy and well-being space. Truly a team who can offer a “good divorce”.’ It has an abundance of talent where the lawyers offer ‘a holistic approach to divorce and separation enabling clients to move on from an emotional and difficult process with clarity and confidence‘. Gemma Hope is a member of the Family Mediation Council and is an accredited mediator. Kate Elliott has an excellent practice – she qualified as a mediator in 2019 and is working towards accreditation. Sarah Jelly is also well-regarded and can provide statutory Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings. Hazel Manktelow is also a child-inclusive mediator.