Sarah-Jane Varley

Senior Legal Advisor

In 2022 Sarah-Jane joined Richard Nelson LLP as a Senior Legal Adviser in the Professional Disciplinary Team; defending professionals in fitness to practise investigations. Sarah-Jane was called to the Bar in 2001 and practised in Criminal and Immigration Law as a Barrister in London Chambers for three years before moving to Chambers in Leicester in 2005. She has prosecuted for a variety of agencies including the CPS, HMRC and Department of Work and Pensions and defended in all areas of Criminal Law from fraud to sexual offences, largely in the Crown Court and before the Court of Appeal. In Immigration Law she has appeared before First Instance and Appellate Tribunals and on occasion the High Court in Judicial Review proceedings. Her past practice at the Bar has given her the skills to manage complex and challenging cases, to work effectively with clients and given her a wealth of experience in drafting persuasive and robust legal argument.