Sarah Lucy Cooper

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Profile

Sarah practises exclusively in family law dealing with both children and financial disputes. She has an expertise in international family cases and is a fluent Spanish speaker able to conduct conferences, arbitrations and mediations in Spanish. She has a detailed understanding of Spanish family law and family law in various other Latin American jurisdictions in particular.  Sarah has been a member of the Resolution International Committee since 2008.  She is a part time family Circuit Judge allocated to the Central Family Court dealing with financial and children cases as well as practising as a barrister called in 1993. She is also a qualified family mediator and is training to be a family law arbitrator.  Sarah has extensive experience of dealing with jurisdictional disputes whether under forum conveniens, EU instruments or otherwise.   In relation to financial disputes, Sarah is experienced in conducting financial remedy applications, many involving various types of overseas assets including property, trusts and shareholdings as well as the consideration of bilateral tax accords and dowry proceedings. Sarah has successfully brought various applications in the English courts for financial relief after an overseas divorce. In relation to children, Sarah regularly conducts child abduction cases under Hague 1980 and 1996 conventions as well as the inherent jurisdiction. She also represents parents in leave to remove applications. She has lengthy experience conducting all types of proceedings under the Children Act 1989.  Sarah has an in depth knowledge of the procedural implications of international family cases, including service, obtaining evidence from overseas, instruction of overseas experts, freezing orders and disclosure.  Sarah’s acknowledged expertise on international family law issues has resulted in her being asked to speak at various domestic and international conferences.  Sarah also has experience in providing expert evidence to overseas courts.  Sarah is listed on the panels of recommended lawyers held by the Spanish and Mexican Consulates in London. 

Languages Spoken: English and Spanish

Practice Areas: Adoption, Appeals, Arbitration, Child Care/Public Law, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Insolvency, Finance: Pensions/Superannuation/Retirement and Employment Benefits, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Taxation, Finance: Trusts, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony

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