“Amanda Sandys has earned a reputation as one of the rising talents in family law, combining strategic legal expertise with a thoughtful and compassionate approach to some of life’s most sensitive disputes. Whether advising on complex financial settlements, children matters or issues affecting high-profile individuals, she is recognised for delivering clear guidance, practical solutions and a steady focus on protecting what matters most to her clients and their families.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Amanda Sandys is Counsel in the Family team at Forsters and is recognised as one of the rising stars of family law. Ranked as a Rising Star by Legal 500 and recommended in the Spear’s 500 Family Law Index, Amanda advises clients on a wide range of family law matters arising from divorce, separation and parenting disputes.

Her practice frequently involves substantial assets, complex family dynamics and clients whose personal or professional profiles require an exceptional degree of discretion and strategic planning.

What Amanda Sandys does

Amanda advises clients across the full spectrum of family law, including:

• Divorce and separation
• High-value financial settlements
• Children disputes and parenting arrangements
• International relocation cases
• Residence and contact disputes
• Protective orders for children
• Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
• Cohabitation disputes
• Modern family arrangements
• Family law issues affecting sports professionals and public figures

She regularly acts in cases involving significant wealth, business interests and complex personal circumstances, helping clients achieve practical and sustainable solutions.

Why she stands out

Amanda combines technical expertise with a highly personal and empathetic approach.

Clients value her ability to guide them through emotionally challenging situations while remaining focused on achieving positive outcomes. She is known for her attention to detail, strategic thinking and ability to resolve disputes in a constructive and pragmatic manner.

Her work often involves helping families avoid unnecessary conflict and identifying solutions that protect relationships, particularly where children are involved.

Amanda is particularly skilled at balancing legal, financial and emotional considerations, ensuring that clients receive advice that is both commercially sound and personally meaningful.

Expertise in children matters

Amanda has developed significant experience helping families resolve disputes concerning children.

Her work includes cases involving:

• Child arrangements and parenting disputes
• International relocation applications
• Residence and contact disagreements
• Allegations of harm or safeguarding concerns
• Applications for protective orders
• Cases involving independent experts and guardians

Where appropriate, she works alongside psychologists, independent social workers, children’s guardians and other specialists to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families.

Protecting high-profile clients

Amanda has considerable experience advising individuals in the public eye, including professional athletes, sports personalities, politicians and other high-profile individuals.

She understands the unique pressures that public scrutiny can create during relationship breakdown and works closely with clients to protect their privacy, reputation and long-term interests.

Her experience includes advising on the legal, emotional and media-related challenges that can arise when personal disputes attract public attention.

A champion of non-court dispute resolution

Amanda is a strong advocate for resolving family disputes outside the courtroom wherever possible.

As a trained collaborative lawyer, she helped establish an innovative collaborative practice group bringing together family lawyers, wealth advisers and family consultants to support families through separation in a constructive and less adversarial way.

This collaborative approach reflects Amanda’s belief that many disputes can be resolved more effectively through communication, negotiation and problem-solving rather than litigation.

Thought leadership

Amanda regularly contributes to discussions on developments in family law and has written on a range of issues affecting modern families.

Her published work includes commentary on:

• The rights of cohabiting couples
• Family law issues affecting athletes and sports professionals
• Relationship breakdown and wealth protection
• Modern family structures and legal reform

She is recognised as a thoughtful voice within the profession and someone who understands how family law continues to evolve alongside changes in society.

Recognition

Amanda’s growing reputation has been recognised by leading legal directories and independent ranking organisations.

• Legal 500 Rising Star
• Recommended in the Spear’s 500 Family Law Index
• Recognised as an extremely well-regarded family law specialist

These accolades reflect both her technical ability and the trust she has earned from clients, peers and professional referrers.