Sarah Peart

I am a Director and Solicitor in the Child Care team at Duncan Lewis.

I have worked in family law since I qualified as a solicitor in 2002, with experience in all proceedings involving children. I have specialised in representing parents and children in care proceedings for over 20 years and have been an accredited member of the Law Society's Specialist Children Panel for 17 years.

I have represented parties in cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal. I have extensive experience of dealing with cases involving the following issues:

• Serious injuries to children
• Child deaths
• Complex medical evidence
• Factitious illness cases
• Cases involving a foreign jurisdiction
• Cases involving parallel criminal proceedings
• Parental mental health
• Parental substance misuse
• Domestic abuse

I am also able to advise parents and other family members before any court proceedings have begun, where social care is involved with their family because of child protection concerns.

I am passionate about parents and children being robustly represented in proceedings brought by the state. I am approachable and always provide honest advice in a way that is easy to understand. I know that my clients come to me at what is likely the hardest and most stressful time of their lives, and believe that quality legal representation can make a difference.

• University of Sheffield - BA (Hons) Law and Criminology
• Nottingham Law School - Legal Practice Course

• Joined Duncan Lewis (2025)
• Joined Howells as a Solicitor (2005), Head of Children Team (2023)
• Admitted as a Solicitor (2002)

• Member of Law Society Children Panel