Joining SH&Co. in July 2022, Sonia specialises in assisting parents through stressful and often difficult and complicated court proceedings, acting for her clients in pre-proceedings, care proceedings, adoption, special guardianship orders and discharge of care orders, handling all forms of complex elements throughout the case. In addition to this, Sonia is also qualified to represent Guardian’s in care proceedings, acting on their behalf to represent the children.
Sonia frequently acts for clients with whom English is not their first language, taking instructions where possible without assistance however also working closely with interpreters, and has significant experience working on cases with an international element.
Sonia has significant experience of Public Law cases involving allegations of Non Accidental Injury with the attendant difficulties of complex medical evidence. Sonia has also represented the Mother in a multi-party public law litigation which was described by the Judge as appearing to be the largest public law family case to be litigated.
Outside of work, Sonia enjoys spending time with her family, cycling with friends and eating out, trying new cuisines. Sonia is an avid traveller with a soft-spot for her home county of Cornwall and Barbados.
Sonia’s claim to fame is once bumping into Catherine Zeta Jones at the High Court in London, as a Trainee Solicitor!
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