Susan Davies

Susan Davies

Legal Director - Head of Divorce & Finance

Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1996, Susan Davies has dedicated her career to specialising in family law, divorce and separation as well as the resolution of complex financial disputes.   Previously a partner and Director of a Staffordshire Law firm, Susan has achieved Legal 500 3rd Tier for many years, placing in Tier 3 in the 2024 edition. 

Susan is collaboratively trained and has always been a member of Resolution, allowing her to resolve disputes amicably using the collaborative process where necessary. She has a no-nonsense, honest, and practical approach to resolving cases, acting for a wide range of individuals and their partners, including high net worth professionals.  

Susan uses a client-centred approach, recognising that every client will have different family circumstances and always strives for the best possible outcome for her clients.  Susan gives clear, practical and honest advice to help her clients to be able to make fully informed decisions about their future.  She has a sound understanding of the emotional impact of separation and the need for clear, calming and practical advice on the legal implications of a relationship breakdown.

Susan is a highly driven individual who manages her team with the high expectation she has of herself.  She regularly advises and negotiates on cohabitation, pre and post-nuptial agreements, helping clients to set out intentions so that in the event of a relationship breakdown, misunderstandings can be minimised.

Key Specialisms

  • Pre and Post-nuptial agreements of medium to very high net worth (up to £40 million pounds)
  • Divorce and dissolution proceedings
  • Applications for financial orders on medium and high net worth clients particularly business owner clients
  • Cohabitation agreements for unmarried partners
  • Negotiation of financial settlement on divorce (or dissolution) and representation on court applications on medium and high net worth clients
  • Matters involving children and necessary living arrangements
  • Conducts own advocacy; and
  • Collaboratively Trained

Experience

  • Frequent representation of company directors where complex business structures/high value assets are involved
  • Negotiation of pre and post-nuptial agreements where significant wealth is involved
  • Cases where assets including land held by other members of the family and the family under Family Arrangement Deed
  • Cases where a third party with a financial interest has been joined to the proceedings.

Contact Susan on 01827 317078 or sdavies@pickerings-solicitors.com

Susan is recommended in The Legal 500 2024

The 'professional and strong' team at Pickerings Solicitors is jointly led by Susan Davies who concentrates on divorce and finance work and Richard Westley who excels in children matters. It regularly deals with high-net-worth matrimonial cases where there are businesses, properties and pensions involved. 

Testimonials

‘I think attention to detail is very important and Susan Davies listened intensely but was also able to give guidance and good advice without being intimidating‘.

Susan was also recommended in The Legal 500 2023

The family team at Pickerings Solicitors is jointly led by Susan Davies, who specialises in divorce and finance, and Richard Westley, who leads the children law team... Davies handles all aspects of divorce and separation and is a collaboratively trained lawyer.

‘Great team. The staff is all professional and caring and explained everything well to me so I knew the process. Would highly recommend this firm!’

‘Susan Davies is incredibly easy to talk to, I felt well supported during each and every stage. Very professional but with a caring nature which you need during divorce proceedings. She made the whole process much easier with her explanations of each stage of my proceedings. Her knowledge and experience made me feel confident and the outcome was better than I expected all down to her hard work'.

Davies is equipped to handle all aspects of divorce and separation and is a collaboratively trained lawyer. She regularly deals with high-net-worth matrimonial cases (often where businesses and pensions are involved) in addition to pre-and post-nuptial agreements.' 

'Successfully concluded a collaborative case involving the parties’ joint family business, pensions, UK and foreign property with non-business assets to the value of £1.5m.'

Client Testimonial:

Susan and Siobhan were excellent, honest with me and always helpful.  Danielle was always prompt and polite and kept me up to date.  

SA, Oct 2023

Pickerings, especially Susan Davies has provided excellent advice, with honesty and support throughout several years of divorce and financial remedy.  Throughout, the team remained kind whilst being professional and working to my best interests.  I would not hesitate to use Pickerings in any other legal work that I may require in the future and have already recommended their services to several people.

SAH, Oct 2023

'Susan Davies in the family team was brilliant throughout the entire process.  I was very pleased with everything and would recommend her and her team to others'.

LT Jan 2023

'I used Pickering’s solicitors in 2020 for some professional services and found their service to be excellent. 
I personally highly recommend Susan Davies, she absolutely helped me in my hour of need and was the calming, reassuring influence that I needed, thank you so much Susan :) 

Choose Pickering’s with confidence. No personal connection, they just stepped up after another solicitors let me down.'

'Susan was perfect in listening to my issues and getting matters resolved'

Ms W October 2019