Sarah Clover

Barrister, Kings Chambers


Licensing

Sarah is one of the leading barristers in the country in Licensing, acting for a wide range of clients. She has been involved in some of the most important cases in the last decade, and is a pioneer in this modern licensing regime. Sarah has been successfully involved in challenging the Home Office and Police forces to settle statutory interpretation of the Licensing Act 2003. She is nationally recognised as an expert in this field.

Planning

In planning, Sarah has extensive experience of working with local authorities and developers in all development and enforcement cases. She regularly appears at planning inquiries, hearings, prosecutions and appeals, including the High Court. She has had notable successes, and is described as “feisty” and “a real fighter”.

Agent of Change

Sarah Clover is the foremost expert in the cross-over between the licensing and planning regimes. She is a specialist in the Agent of Change principle, and at the vanguard of designing solutions in this novel area of law. Sarah was the Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act in 2016 – 17, and informed their recommendations to Government on licensing and planning. She advises Government departments on a regular basis. Sarah has been involved in the ground-breaking cases in this field to date, and has an extensive national overview of how to manage urban development in proximity to licensed and leisure venues.