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- Sasha Watkinson
Sasha undertakes public law work of the utmost seriousness, including physical, sexual and emotional abuse, acting for local authorities, parents and children alike.
She was instructed by a local authority to conduct existing care proceedings involving complex legal issues surrounding identification of perpetrators in finding of fact proceedings. She was later led by Susan Grocott KC in both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court in the case now known as Re S-B UKSC17 [2010] 1 FLR 1161. She has also been led in High Court care proceedings involving the suspicious death of a child.
Alongside her public law work, Sasha also undertakes complex private law cases involving sexual abuse, implacable hostility and international relocation.
Ranked in Legal 500, 2024 as a Leading Junior.
 'Sasha is an extremely experienced advocate who only has strengths. She is excellent with client care and very knowledgeable on family law, and she is able to explain complex family law terminology to clients in a simple way that they can understand.'
Legal 500 2025
Notable Cases
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Wigan Borough Council v M and Others (Veracity Assessments) [2016] 1 FLR 126
Family
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Wigan BC v M and Others (Sexual Abuse: Fact Finding) [2015] EWFC 6
Family
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Re S-B [2010] 1 FLR 1161 (Supreme Court)
Family
Professional Associations
- Family Law Bar Association
- Child Concern
- Women In Family Law
Education
- Highworth School
- University of Liverpool
- Inns of Court School of Law
Awards
- Sir Thomas More Bursar
- Hardwicke Scholar
