Sannah Dad

Family

In her family practice, Sannah is instructed across the entire spectrum of financial remedy disputes and private children matters, undertaking work at all court levels. The cases undertaken by Sannah may involve serious allegations of domestic abuse and coercive control, all types of abuse (including sexual abuse), parental alienation and/or alienating behaviours, substance misuse and issues with mental health and/or capacity. She has often been praised for being tenacious in presenting her client’s case and for her attuned ‘judicial antenna’ as well as her commitment to achieving favourable outcomes. Sannah has completed the FLBA Advocacy and the Vulnerable witness training.

Sannah is a determined advocate who applies calm advocacy and a logical outcome-focused approach to accommodate client expectations and explain the likely outcomes of their case.

Civil

With a busy and varied civil practice, Sannah covers housing law, landlord and tenant disputes, contractual disputes, boundary disputes, debt recovery and monetary claims, chancery and probate and personal injury. She provides clear and concise advice on the merits of a claim, has good attention to detail when drafting legal documents and a confident manner when representing clients in court.

She firmly believes in making the court process accessible for all clients, including those who are neurodiverse, have learning difficulties or are particularly vulnerable. As such, Sannah goes out of her way to assist clients who need support in understanding the legal process and has developed her own visual materials to help clients understand how the court system works and their role within it, when required. Sannah's ability to empathise with a diverse community of underrepresented and disadvantaged groups is particularly meaningful due to her ethnicity, language skills and ability to understand matters of honour, shame and respect in Asian communities.

Mediation

Sannah is also an ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator and accepts bookings as a mediator in civil and commercial matters and instructions as a barrister to attend mediation to advise and assist a party.

Her experience as a barrister adds strength to her mediation practice. With her questioning, listening and negotiation skills, she understands the full legal implications of her clients’ situation and the probable outcome should the issue need to proceed to court. Sannah has always been interested in facilitating discussions to increase awareness of opportunities to resolve disputes amicably and values the different role she can play as a mediator. She aims to reach a resolution that is satisfactory for both parties whilst avoiding the costs and delays associated with the court process.

Sannah has the ability to quickly identify the issues by building rapport with the parties early on in the process and by listening to the parties' respective positions to identify 'needs' and 'wants'.  She brings an approachable, objective and realistic attitude to mediation, helping parties identify the issues at the heart of the dispute and explore all opportunities for resolution that allow them to move forward constructively.

Before pupillage, Sannah represented clients in court on the Western Circuit as a Senior Accredited County Court Advocate for 4 years. She developed a reputation for client care, gained a wealth of experience in taking instructions on matters and was often commended for her high standard of advocacy by Judges. Sannah also assisted litigants in person at court with the Personal Support Unit and worked as a Trainee Paralegal with the National Centre for Domestic Violence.

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Sannah is regulated by the Bar Standards Board and holds professional indemnity insurance with BMIF.