Expertise and experience
Sherma is recognised as an expert in cases involving child care law, notably international child abduction cases and care proceedings.
She has developed a particular specialism in cases involving children that include issues relating to race and religion and LGBTQ+ families.
With many years’ experience, Sherma is consistently recognised as a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500, and is a thought leader.
Notably Sherma was published in the Law Gazette on “Family Courts can deter people threatened with being outed” (April 2018) and has given a series of webinars in conjunction with 42 Bedford Row on ‘Parental Alienation and the interface with Public Law proceedings’.
Notable cases include:
Warwickshire County Council v the Mother & others [2022] EWHC 2146 (Fam)
A,B,C&F (Children) [2015] EWHC 3663 (Fam) (16 December 2015)
Practice areas
- Adoption
- Care orders
- Child protection investigations
- Contact with a child in Local Authority care
- Emergency protection orders
- Fabricated or induced illness in children
- Female genital mutilation
- Forced marriage
- Non-accidental injury to children
- Obtaining legal responsibility for a child
- Secure accommodation orders
- Supervision orders
