| Susannah Meadway's practice encompasses
advisory, drafting and litigation work in the fields of trusts and associated
taxation, wills, probate and the administration of estates, pensions, family
provision, Court of Protection matters and charities.
The core though of Susannah's practice
is non-contentious trust and estate work, and in particular:
• Assisting trustees and beneficiaries
to achieve their aims for the future administration of their trusts (whether
those aims be for tax efficiency, flexibility, the inclusion of particular
persons as beneficiaries, or otherwise)
• Putting right mistakes which have
occurred in trust documents (including wills), whether at the instance
of the settlor, the testator or the trustees
• The re-arrangement of trusts, whether
by use of applicable powers in the relevant trust instrument, or in the
absence of such powers with the approval of the Court.
For several years now Susannah has
been recommended in both the Legal 500 UK and The Chambers &
Partners Guide to the Legal Profession as a leading junior in the fields
of Private Client and Traditional Chancery. The Legal 500 UK 2009
reports that Susannah is "clear, focused, responsive" and "'goes down well
with judges", whilst The Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession
2010 describes Susannah as a "well-regarded junior" who "is much appreciated"
. Comments in the past have included that she is "a first-rate draftsman",
"meticulous and thorough", "always right in her judgement", and "knows
her stuff inside out and is keenly sought after for advice on variation
of trusts".
Susannah’s notable cases include:
• Re Segelman [1996] Ch 171 (will
rectification and validity of a charitable gift)
• Re Bell [2002] WTLR 1105 (will
rectification)
• Healey v Brown [2002] WTLR 849
(mutual wills)
• Bartlam v Coutts [2006] WTLR 1165
(settlement rectification)
• Numerous successful applications
under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958, including applications to extend
perpetuity and accumulation periods, and to re-arrange trusts in a tax
efficient manner.
Susannah’s legal publications include:
• The Wills and the Executors titles
in Halsbury's Laws of England (joint editor)
• Williams on Wills (joint editor)
• Mellows: Taxation for Executors
and Trustees (joint editor)
• The Probate and Family Provision
title in Atkin's Court Forms (editor)
• Foster's Inheritance Tax (contributor)
• Tolley’s Practitioner’s Guide to
Contentious Trusts and Estates (co-author)
•
Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 2009 (Trusts and Trustees 2010)
She is a member of STEP and of the
Chancery Bar Association.
Susannah
Meadway is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed
by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. She is registered
with The Bar Standards Board [Bar Ref 23058] and is fully insured with
the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund [BMIF Ref 2360/037] to provide legal services,
please refer to the BMIF
website for full details of the world-wide cover provided. She is registered
for VAT under the reference 524114095. If you wish to contact Susannah
Meadway please do so by telephone to 00 44 (0) 20 7405 0758 or by email
to clerks@tenoldsquare.com
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