Peer Reviews

“Sarah Clover is held in high regard as one of the country’s top licensing juniors. She handles complex and highly contentious licensing matters, including prosecutions and appeals. Her impressive client base includes local authorities, businesses and individuals.
Strengths
“She is a very balanced, direct and confident barrister who is a very versatile operator and welcomed in circles.”
“She is very well prepared and knowledgeable around the legal requirements and associated regimes.”
“She is very thorough and meticulous in the way she works.”

Sarah Clover handles a diverse range of planning disputes, with particular expertise in development and enforcement matters. She has a wealth of experience in housing land supply issues. She is instructed by claimants and defendants in statutory appeals and judicial reviews challenging planning decisions.

Strengths:
“Sarah was brilliant. She provided incredibly comprehensive and clearly written work.”

“Widely respected for excellent knowledge of the industry; thoroughness and attention to detail, and attracts significant praise for her court appearances”.
“Particularly forensic in her approach to cases”
“A standout junior for licensing work. Excellent and highly knowledgeable.”

“Great with clients; gives clear strategies and plans for presentation”

“Leading Licensing Barrister outside of London”.
“Just fantastic in every respect. She knows her stuff inside out. She’s the guru of licensing.” “Her breadth of knowledge is formidable. Very user-friendly; happy to help, easy to contact and clients are impressed.”

“A wealth of experience in housing land supply issues.” “Very tenacious and a strong practitioner.”
‘Tenacious, with good knowledge of the licensing sector.’
‘Experienced in planning violation cases. ’ ‘Never afraid to fight a client’s corner.’

“Leading licensing barrister outside London”; “Does her homework. She knows everything there is to know, so she doesn’t miss a trick. She’s in there like a flash.” “First choice for high-profile and complex licensing challenges outside of London.”

“Hard-working, diligent and a colourful advocate.”
‘A fierce advocate, who is a pleasure to work with.’
‘An excellent eye for detail’. “A real fighter”.

“A popular choice” “An excellent advocate with a keen eye for detail; always willing to take on a challenge.” “Formidable advocate and phenomenal at written work.” “Very approachable, knowledgeable and easy to work with.”
‘A phenomenal reputation. Serious attention to detail allied with thorough knowledge and a pragmatic approach.’ ‘Will fight to the end for a client.’ ‘A very able and hardworking barrister.’

“A wealth of experience”. “Her sense of humour, professionalism, confidence and unquestionable planning expertise just shine through.” “A very good team player who gels excellently with everyone. Very organised and a very good advocate.”
“Very approachable; a good legal brain”.

Leading Juniors: Sarah Clover

Licensing.
Leading licensing barrister outside of London. She is sought out by venues and licensees, as well as local authorities. She handles complex licensing matters, including judicial reviews, prosecutions and appeals. She draws praise for her representation of licensees in reviews initiated by the police.

Strengths: “She does her homework. She knows everything there is to know, so she doesn’t miss a trick. She’s in there like a flash.”

“First choice for high-profile and complex licensing challenges outside of London.”

Leading Juniors: Sarah Clover

Planning.
Able to handle a diverse range of planning disputes, with particular expertise in development and enforcement matters. She has a wealth of experience in housing land supply issues. She is instructed by claimants and defendants in statutory appeals and judicial reviews challenging planning decisions.

Strengths: “Hard-working, diligent and a colourful advocate.”

“She gets straight to the point.”

“An expert in licensing law.”

“A fierce advocate, who is a pleasure to work with.”

“A popular choice.”

“An excellent advocate with a keen eye for detail, who is always willing to take on a challenge.”

“She is a formidable advocate and phenomenal at written work.”

“Very approachable, knowledgeable and easy to work with.”

“A wealth of experience” including High Court.

“Her sense of humour, professionalism, confidence and unquestionable planning expertise just shine through.”

“A very good team player who gels excellently with everyone. She is very organised and a very good advocate.”

“Has a phenomenal reputation”.

“She has serious attention to detail allied with thorough knowledge and a pragmatic approach.”

“She has a phenomenal reputation and will fight to the end for a client.”

“Has a well-respected national practice.”

“She is tenacious, conscientious and down-to-earth, as well as being completely and utterly expert.”

“Fantastic – she is proactive and user-friendly.”

“Commended for her work in planning”

“She is experienced, conscientious, committed and pragmatic.”

“She is a really safe pair of hands, and is prepared to fight the client’s corner tooth and nail.”

“The top licensing barrister outside of London, without a doubt.”

“A real fighter.”

“She has an excellent eye for detail.”

“She is very helpful, approachable and always on hand to advise us.”

“She’s really feisty, incredibly knowledgeable and well researched, and knows her case law really well.”

“Very approachable; a good legal brain”.

“Noted for her tenacity in court & keen dissection of police evidence”;

“A rising star”.

“A safe pair of hands; excellent client care skills.”

“Approachable, knowledgeable and very impressive.”

“Gets an excellent press from everybody. She is making a name for herself in the world of licensing”

“Exceptional; and handles clients’ more complex hearings; rated for ‘attention to detail”

“Noted for her impressive written advice” and is “widely known throughout the licensing industry for her expertise”. Her advocacy “commands the respect of clients and professionals alike,” as do her availability and her ability to interact with clients.