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Susannah Meadway

"Conscientious and hard-working, she is highly responsive and turns things around in such short order. She is also very flexible and accommodating – always managing to fit you in, regardless of how busy she is. She goes above and beyond."
(Chambers UK 2024)

Susannah Meadway is a prominent junior within the private client arena, acting in difficult, complex and high-value matters. She is ranked at the highest level in the current legal directories and is regarded as a leading expert on the variation of trusts. Her well established practice encompasses all types of advisory, drafting and litigation work in the fields of trusts and associated taxation, wills, probate and the administration of estates, and charities.

Ranked in Band 1 for both Chancery: Traditional and Trusts in Chambers UK 2022.

Susannah Meadway is a prominent junior within the private client arena, acting in difficult, complex and high-value matters. She is ranked at the highest level in the current legal directories and is regarded as a leading expert on the variation of trusts. Her well established practice encompasses all types of advisory, drafting and litigation work in the fields of trusts and associated taxation, wills, probate and the administration of estates, and charities.

Ranked in Band 1 for both Chancery: Traditional and Trusts in Chambers UK 2022.

Recommendations


“Susannah is extremely bright and unfailingly provides helpful, clear, concise and pragmatic advice and solutions. Her opinions are always readily comprehensible, even when dealing with complex issues. She also has a very personable manner and is a pleasure to deal with.”

“She’s very quick to respond and just gave really good, practical advice. She really met my expectations.”

“Susannah’s attention to detail and knowledge of trust law is second to none. She also has an incredible ability to distil complex tax and trust concepts into an easily digestible and understandable format.”

Chambers UK 2024

‘Susannah is immensely clever and completely steeped in every aspect of private client law. The range of her experience and the depth of her expertise are truly impressive. Her advice is always delivered with clarity, conciseness and pragmatism.’

Legal 500 2024

“Quite exceptional. The complete package. She has a practical touch and always gets to the heart of any matter.”

“Susannah is quite exceptional, the absolute complete package. She has a practical touch and always gets to the heart of the matter.”

Chambers UK 2023

“Absolutely the most brilliant junior, she is measured, highly intelligent and deeply calm. She adopts a constructive, highly practical approach and knows her trust law backward and forward. She has such an incisive mind.”

“Incredibly thorough and diligent when handling complex trust matters. She’s great on the analysis and makes sure nothing gets missed. No stone is left unturned.”

Chambers UK 2022

“Tremendously capable”

Legal 500 2022

“A real whiz at Variation of Trust Act matters.”

“She’s fabulous – her opinions are very clear to read for both the instructing solicitor and the lay client, and she’s approachable.” 

“She’s brilliant for ancient and complex trusts. She gets through work so smoothly, and produces excellent opinions.”

“Superb. She just gives fantastic service and top-notch advice. Always calm and incredibly well organised, she’s completely wonderful.”

“She is really first-rate and especially good at unusual trust dispute questions.”

Chambers UK 2021

The complete package! Outstanding in every way. Well prepared, practical, highly capable and always seems to come up with solutions to thorny problems. Has developed huge expertise in Variation of Trust applications.

Is particularly outstanding and hugely practical.

Legal 500 2020

“Real whiz at Variation of Trust Act matters.”

“She’s fabulous – her opinions are very clear to read for both us and the lay client, and she’s approachable,”

“She’s brilliant for ancient and complex trusts. She gets through work so smoothly, and produces excellent opinions.”

Chambers HNW 2020

“She’s excellent – if you’ve got something complex and technical, she is incredibly thorough and gets right into the detail.”

“She has a lovely manner, and inspires 120% confidence.”

“A very accomplished trusts lawyer. The way she understood the documents and produced advice was excellent, and she can give clear advice to lay clients.”

“She’s personable, technical and really helpful.”

“A go-to barrister for us.”

Chambers UK 2020

“Extremely knowledgeable and very clear in the advice she gives.”

Legal 500 2020

“She’s excellent – if you’ve got something complex and technical, she is incredibly thorough and gets right into the detail. She is a first-rate barrister; you have that reassurance that she’s completely on it”

 

HNW Guide 2019

“Always extremely good”

WWL UK Bar 2019

“Her advice is very well considered, clear and concise, and she is technically excellent.”

“She is a go-to person for technical trust issues, especially on variation of trust applications. Her advice is always spot on and she always inspires confidence in both lay clients and instructing solicitors.”

Chambers UK 2019

“A very safe pair of hands when dealing with trust law.”

Legal 500 2019

“Incredibly thorough; she leaves no stone unturned and knows the law backwards. She is also very authoritative in court.”

“She is very measured. She is one of the most intelligent barristers I know, and that is really saying something; she is in a different league.”

HNW 2018 Guide

“A go-to person for technical trust matters.”

“I could not recommend her highly enough.”

“Everyone at our firm thinks she’s brilliant. Her advice is very well-considered, technically she is excellent and her opinions are very clear and concise.”

“She has a very quick turnaround time and is very efficient.”

“She is extremely intelligent and will pick up on things that other barristers will miss. She is very adept at identifying mistakes and weaknesses in opposing cases and using them to her advantage.”

“Very strong on variation of trust matters”

“Copes with being challenged on technical points.”

Chambers UK 2018

“Technically excellent, clear in her opinions and not one to engage in esoteric language. Clients find her to be very pleasant and very reassuring.”

Chambers Global 2017

“She’s superb. She’s technically excellent, very thorough, very clear and highly practical. She has superb drafting skills and is highly efficient.”

“Perceptive, helpful and thorough, she’s easy to discuss issues with.”

Chambers UK 2017

“Technically excellent, clear in her opinions and not one to engage in esoteric language. Clients find her to be very pleasant and very reassuring.”

Chambers UK 2017

“Commended for her clarity of thought and brilliant drafting.”

Legal 500 2016

“She knows her practice area ‘wall to wall’ and instils confidence.”

Chambers UK 2016

“Technically excellent, highly efficient and very practical”

Chambers UK 2016

“Absolutely excellent in all respects. Very technically strong indeed, she gives very thorough advice”

“Excellent at untangling complicated trust structures.”

Chambers UK 2015

“Clients find her to be very pleasant and very reassuring”

“Has strength in tax and structuring matters”

Legal 500 2015

“A superb advocate in every way.”

Legal 500 2014

“Thorough, accurate, quick and technically able”

“Excellent at case preparation.”

Chambers UK 2014

“Very competent and efficient. I think she is also very pleasant to work with. I rate her highly.”

“Susannah is absolutely first-rate – she is technically excellent, highly efficient and very practical. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

“Very clear and no-nonsense approach to the law.”

HNW 2016

Qualifications


  • MA (Oxon), Philosophy, Politics & Economics, First Class
  • Dip Law (Distinction), City University

Associations & Memberships


  • Chancery Bar Association
  • STEP

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Unless otherwise agreed my Clerk will calculate my fees based on my current hourly rate. My rates are reviewed annually and details can be obtained from my Clerk. Once a rate is set for any particular case the hourly rate will only ever be adjusted with express agreement between my Clerks and those instructing me. All fees are subject to VAT at the prevailing rate where applicable.

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 regulated by 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.

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