Sara Lewis KC joins 海角破解版

27th January 2026

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海角破解版 Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome Sara Lewis KCSara Lewis KCCall: 1996Silk: 2021 as a new member of chambers and its 90-strong Family Law Group, which now boasts seven KC's. Sara was called to the Bar in 1996, took silk in 2021 and joins 海角破解版 today from her former chambers, where she was its last of Head of Chambers until the beginning of 2026.

Ranked as a Leading Silk by Legal 500 since she became a KC in 2021 and described by them as "the KC you want on your case" (2026), Sara is a renowned barrister for public law cases involving the most serious types of non-accidental injury, such as those involving significant head trauma and death. She also has considerable experience of acting for those with complex psychiatric issues such as FII.

Sara has a busy private law children practice, advising and representing parents in the most sensitive and contentious proceedings resulting from relationship breakdown and focused on residence and contact disputes, serious domestic abuse, LGBTQ+ Parenting, Prohibited Steps and Specific Issues Orders, and leave-to-remove-children-from-jurisdiction cases.

Sara is regularly instructed to represent parents and guardians, renowned for her proactive and user-friendly approach, providing straightforward and careful advice at every stage of a case. Noted by Legal 500 for being 鈥渁pproachable鈥 and having 鈥渁n exceptional rapport with clients鈥, Sara likes to build a productive working relationship with both lay and professional clients. Revered for her meticulous preparation, the quality of her court performance and her robust advocacy when necessary, Sara is described by Legal 500 as 鈥渆xtremely thorough鈥, 鈥渁lways impeccably prepared鈥 and her 鈥渃ourtroom manner is unfaltering, and cross-examination is bespoke and effective.鈥

Sara is also a professional disciplinary expert and is a member of Sports Resolutions鈥 Panel of Arbitrators, appointed to the Chairpersons List on the National Safeguarding Panel. She has undertaken a number of matters in that capacity, including hearing appeals against decisions of National Governing Bodies such the FA, England Boxing and British Gymnastics. She has also undertaken independent reviews of safeguarding decisions made by NGB鈥檚.聽She has also been instructed to represent bereaved families and local authorities at inquests (holding the position of Assistant Coroner for the City of Manchester from 2009-2018).

Vanessa Meachin KC, Head of 海角破解版's Family Law Group, said: 鈥淚 am personally delighted, on behalf of all of us at 海角破解版, to welcome Sara Lewis KC to these Chambers. Sara鈥檚 outstanding reputation speaks for itself and her areas of work fit perfectly with those in which we already excel and which we are continuing to grow.鈥

To find out more about Sara Lewis KC and her notable cases, view her full profile hereSara Lewis KCCall: 1996Silk: 2021. For further information about Sara including her availability, please contact her clerks Ian Charlton or David Sadler on 020 7583 8055 or via their e-mail.

海角破解版 welcomes applications from outstanding practitioners in all our fields of work, and applicants should in the first instance contact Simon Astill, Chief Executive on [email protected] or 020 7583 8055.