Susan Reed

Family Law

Practising exclusively in child law and predominantly on the Midland Circuit and in London, Susan is highly regarded for her expertise in Children Act proceedings, particularly public law cases, although she also has experience in private law applications.

Susan has extensive specialist experience of care proceedings which investigate allegations of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, and she has been involved many cases where parents are alleged to have induced or fabricated illness in their children. She has been instructed in cases invoking the use of the inherent jurisdiction and wardship to protect teenagers, and has also acted in cases of adult incapacity and the use of the inherent jurisdiction to regulate abortion or other forms of medical treatment.

Susan’s client base includes parents, guardians, and local authorities. As a criminal practitioner in her early years at the Bar, Susan is readily equipped to advise upon the many issues involved when parallel proceedings are ongoing in the Family and Criminal Courts.