Sarah Cook
Year of Call: 2016
Sarah Cook is a Barrister at Kenworthy’s Chambers who practices in
I have worked with Sarah for the last 2 years and have found Sarah to be reliable, conversant, and approachable. Sarah is a brilliant Barrister to use within Family cases whereby there is an element of Domestic Abuse and also ongoing Criminal Proceedings. Sarah is able to build a rapport with my client’s swiftly and be empathetic when required.
Tamara Adams, Bromleys Solicitors LLP
We would like to make you aware of how pleased we were with counsel in respect of both hearings and the prompt updates. We look forward to working with your chambers and Ms. Cook again in the near future.
Partner, Drake & Case
I would like to pass on our sincere thanks to Sarah Cook, Sarah Johnson and the team. It was a fantastic result at the appeal and has been a master class from two brilliant Barristers. The conferences, preparation and representation were fantastic.
Beth Lee, Ayres Waters Family Lawyers
Sarah Cook is a brilliant Barrister to use within Family Law cases where there is an element of domestic abuse and ongoing criminal proceedings. She is able to build a rapport with my clients swiftly and be empathetic when required.
Tamara Adams, Bromleys Solicitors LLP
Our client was extremely happy with Ms Cook’s representation at the hearing and felt she worked really well with her. Please pass on my gratitude.
Zoe Teasdale, Berkson Family Law Solicitors
I was impressed by Sarah Cook in an appeal because she’d done a very good skeleton argument and made well-organised, clearly structured and sensible submissions. She dealt with my questions very well, had a really attractive manner in court and good judgment about when, and when not to ask questions.
Recorder, Minshull St Crown Court
Sarah Cook supported me with C100 court hearings, covering three key issues; living arrangements, the child's surname and their school. She had a fantastic holistic understanding of the case, knew its strengths and weaknesses, and prepared strong counter arguments. The outcome was a joint 'lives with' order alongside a double barrelling of my child's surname.
Anonymous, Public Access Client
Sarah Cook is meticulous in her preparation, not just in terms of the submissions but also in terms of her strategy to influence the best outcome. I would never have achieved what is a dream outcome without her knowledge and extensive skill set. She is absolutely amazing.
Anonymous, Public Access Client
Sarah Cook is extremely knowledgeable and conveys her interpretation of the law in simple terms to help a litigant-in-person to understand. She is the utmost professional, approachable and available to support her clients.
Anonymous, Direct Access Client
My client was extremely grateful for Sarah Cook's assistance. They said she did a faultless, fantastic job!
Jodie Penketh, Marsden Rawsthorn
Family and Finance
Sarah Cook has developed a focus on her Family Law practice, specialising in Children Law. She is praised for her client care skills and ability to deal with complicated cases of a sensitive nature, often involving domestic abuse or sexual allegations.
Following a mixed common law pupillage at Kenworthy's Chambers in 2016, Sarah practiced in Crime and Family Law before solely focusing on Family Law. These transferrable skills and experience have enabled Sarah Cook to work on complex Family Law cases with a criminal element.
Family and Finance Barrister Sarah Cook accepts instructions in both Children Law, finance, and care proceedings in Family Courts across the Northwest. She represents parents and guardians in cases involving complex and sensitive issues, including domestic abuse and ongoing criminal proceedings.
If you have a Family and Finance case you need advice or advocacy for, call our Family Clerks Daniella Howarth and Alessandro Saporita-Clark on 0161 832 4036, email Daniella@kenworthys.co.uk, AJ@kenworthys.co.uk, or fill out our contact form.
Public Access
For appropriate Family Law cases, Sarah Cook will accept instructions from the general public on a direct access basis.
Please refer to the below pricing range for Public Access Barrister services. Prices are subject to case type, complexity and seniority or experience of the Barrister. Accurate quotes will be provided before work on the case begins.
| Services | Cost |
|---|---|
| Conferences: | £350 - £1,000 + VAT |
| Directions/Review Hearings: | £550 - £1,200 + VAT |
| First Directions Appointment (FDA) Hearings: | £550 - £1,200 + VAT |
| Financial Despite Resolution (FDR) Hearings: | £1,200 - £3,000 + VAT |
| Full day hearings: | £1,500 - £5,000 + VAT |
| Refreshers: | £800 - £2,500 + VAT |
| Half day hearings: | £850 - £2,000 + VAT |
| Advice and Preparation (Hourly): | £150 - £250 + VAT |
*These price ranges are based on local courts; other courts will incur a travel charge.
Please contact our Family Clerk, Daniella Howarth (Daniella@kenworthys.co.uk), for more information.
+ Notable Cases
- N v K (2021): Sarah Cook represented a father in his application to spend time with his daughter. The mother was opposed to contact and breached all orders made by the court in her efforts to prevent contact taking place. The court made an Interim Care Order due to the failure of the mother to meet the child’s needs and the father changed his application for the child to live with him. During the final hearing, Family and Finance Barrister Sarah Cook cross examined the mother, Social Worker, Psychologist, and the children’s guardian. The father was successful in securing a transfer of residence for the child to live with him.
- O v S (2021): Sarah Cook represented a mother in her application for a ‘Live with Order’, the mother not supporting contact between father and children. Difficulties arose due to the mother’s failure to attend hearings, the court expressing a concern the mother is hostile to contact. In conference the client opened up and informed that she had been groomed and raped by the father as a child, impacting her engagement with proceedings. The mother was successful in the Finding of Fact Hearing, all allegations of grooming, rape and violence proven and a No Contact Order was the end outcome.
- M v M (2022): Sarah Cook represented a father in proceedings before a circuit judge in which he was accused of sexual offences against children. She dealt with the six-day Finding of Fact Hearing, in which no allegations against him were proven. This case required a good understanding of criminal procedures to address the evidence.
- E v F (2021): Family and Finance Barrister Sarah Cook acted for the child in a case where a father was accused of sexual and physical harm against a child in concurrent public and private law proceedings.
+ Qualifications
- Buchanan Prize, Lincoln's Inn (Award for achieving the grade of Outstanding on the Bar Professional Training Course)
- Bar Professional Training Course - Outstanding (Manchester Metropolitan University) Top student called to the Bar, Michaelmas Call, Lincoln's Inn.
- Cholmeley Pupillage Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn
- Mary MacMurray Major BPTC Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn
- Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn
- LLB (Hons) - First Class (Manchester Metropolitan University) Top Performing LLB Student Award, MMU (Highest overall degree score in the cohort)
- Manchester Law School BPTC Scholarship, MMU
- BPTC Top Advocate Award, MMU (Highest score in all 3 advocacy modules in the cohort)
- Oxford University Press Law Prize, 2014
- Regional Winner 2016, Client Interviewing Competition
- Winner 2014, Blackstone's National Criminal Advocacy Competition
+ Professional Memberships
- Criminal Bar Association
- Family Law Bar Association
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Young Legal Aid Lawyers
- Associate Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, School of Law
+ Publications
Sarah Cook contributed to the advocacy and mooting chapters in the 2015 and 2017 editions of Legal Systems and Skills (Oxford University Press).
Contact Us
To check the availability of Barrister Sarah Cook for your Family and Finance case call our Family Clerks Daniella Howarth and Alessandro Saporita-Clark on 0161 832 4036, email Daniella@kenworthys.co.uk, AJ@kenworthys.co.uk, or fill out our contact form.
