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Education

Susan Campbell, MA (Cantab) (Joint Head of Chambers)

Middle Temple

November 1986

Northwich Grammar School for Girls, Cheshire
Robinson College, Cambridge

Susan practises in all areas of family law especially care proceedings, acting for parents, Local Authorities and Guardians. She has particular experience in cases involving injury to children. Over the last few years she has conducted many cases relating to brain injured babies - in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. The more serious fact finding hearings relating to emotional harm, sexual abuse and neglect also make up a large part of her practice.

Ancillary relief also forms an important feature of her work; she accepts privately-paying instructions only.

Susan's Court of Appeal cases include:

Re G (Parental Responsibility Order) [2006] EWCA Civ 745, forthcoming in Family Law Reports;

Re L (Children) (Threshold Criteria) 2006 Lawtel report 25-8-06.

Training is of particular interest to Susan and she regularly conducts seminars for solicitors as part of the Southernhay Chambers' programme.

Susan studied for her degree at Robinson College, Cambridge. After pupillage in London, she worked for 7 years in the legal department of a local authority. She has been a member of Southernhay Chambers since 1996 when she decided to specialise in family law. In 2005 she was appointed Joint Head of Chambers.

Susan lives in Devon with her husband and children. She enjoys music and is a keen pianist and church organist.

She is a member of the Family Law Bar Association, and accepts publicly funded work with the exception of ancillary relief.

For several years Susan has been cited in Chambers & Partners Guide to the Legal Profession and appears high on their list of leading juniors on the Western Circuit. Quotes from the publication include "An effective advocate who is hugely respected. Sensible but tough, and doggedly determined".