Call: 1988
"Susannah is solutions-focused, technically brilliant and an excellent communicator, who adds value. She can be relied upon to deliver within the timeframes agreed."
Chambers UK 2025
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.
Susannah Meadway is a prominent junior within the private client arena, acting in difficult, complex and high-value matters, with a particular focus on landed estates. 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 2024, Band 1 in Chancery: Traditional in Chambers High Net Worth 2024 Guide, and Band 1 for Private Wealth: Trusts – UK in Chambers Global Guide 2024.
Susannah has very extensive experience of applications to the Court under the Variation of Trusts Act 1958, including for the extension of perpetuity and accumulation periods, and in relation to landed estates and multi-billion pound trust funds. In the majority of such cases a judgement is not given, but those where it has been include:
She also has a specialism in the rectification and/or setting aside of trust documents, her reported cases in this area being:
Susannah’s other significant trust cases in recent years are:
More generally, Susannah advises and assists trustees and beneficiaries in achieving their objectives, ensuring that their trusts are suited to both family and fiscal circumstances, whether by the use of applicable powers in the trust documents, the agreement of all concerned or (where neither of the previous methods is available) the assistance of the Court.
Susannah is, and has been, an editor of Williams on Wills for the last 3 editions.
Susannah has wide experience and expertise in advising on the tax implications of trust structures and trust changes. She has a particular specialism in inheritance tax, not only as it relates to trusts but also to individuals.
She was for many years a contributor to Foster’s Inheritance Tax and is currently an editor of Mellows: Taxation for Executors and Trustees.
Susannah has considerable experience in all aspects of charity law.
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