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Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email sharan.bhachu@42br.com
Sharan was called to the Bar in 1999 and after completing pupillage developed a practice in all aspects of family law, with a particular emphasis on child protection work. She speaks fluent Punjabi.
Sharan is also involved in training and providing seminars to a wide ranging groups of professionals, including Local Authorities, Medical Professionals, the Police, Schools, Lawyers and many more.
Sharan was involved in the case Re H-W which was awarded Case of the Year at the Family Law Awards 2023.
She is regularly instructed on behalf of parents, local authorities and children’s guardians and has developed a reputation for being straightforward and forthright. Sharan’s experience in public law is extensive, ranging from emergency protection orders to secure accommodation orders and discharging care orders. Similarly, her experience in private law is also wide-ranging and includes declarations of parentage and all aspects of abduction, Hague and non-Hague Convention related and Forced Marriage.
Sharan has considerable experience in sexual, physical and non-accidental abuse cases and has often represented interveners in such cases. She has experience in cross-examining a wide range of experts, including medical experts, and is also experienced in cases involving transgender and cultural issues.
Recent Cases
The Judgment, involving the LIFT service at the East London Family, is important and highlights why the expert assessment fell short of what is expected in family proceedings.
Published: 12th Oct 2022
Damian Woodward-Carlton QC, Sharan Bhachu and Katie Phillips appeared for the respondent Local Authority at Supreme Court level, in the matter of H-W.
Published: 15th Jun 2022
![Re C [2022] EWCA Civ 584](https://www.42br.com/_files/images-article/16-family-banner.jpg)
Published: 10th May 2022
Sharan Bhachu and Sian Gough are joining a panel discussion on children law at the Bloomsbury Professional Family Law Conference on the 16th May, at Gray’s Inn.
Published: 18th Apr 2018
