Children and Family Finance & Property

Sarah Phillimore undertakes all aspects of family work including cohabitation claims and applications under TOLATA. 

She has a particular interest in family cases involving aspects of immigration and asylum law and from 1999 to 2003 represented clients in asylum and human rights applications against the Home Office.

In 2008, Sarah spent a year on sabbatical in Perth, Western Australia, where she worked at Paterson and Dowding, a specialist family law firm.

Re A (Care Proceedings: Asylum Seekers) [2003] 2 FLR 921 FD                                               Care - Immigration - Family subject to removal directions - Father implied he might kill himself and children - Assessments found no real risk to children - Parents supporting continuation of care proceedings - Whether proceedings to continue

Re B (Disclosure to Other Parties) [2001] 2 FLR 1017
Disclosure - Care proceedings relating to four children - Father of one of children seeking disclosure of all documents filed in court proceedings - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms