Srishti Suresh

Call 2018

Barrister

“Srishti is a formidable advocate who is always impeccably prepared and deeply knowledgeable in her field. Her approachable manner belies a razor-sharp legal mind, and her ability to command a courtroom with both confidence and clarity sets her apart.”
Legal 500, 2026

“Srishti is empathetic to clients and works well with solicitors. Her advocacy skills are strong.”
Chambers & Partners, 2026

About

Srishti is an award-winning family law barrister specialising in children law. She is recognised for her incisive advocacy, strategic judgement, and exceptional client care. She has twice been ranked as an Up and Coming junior in Chambers & Partners and a Rising Star in Legal 500 for children law, and is equally recognised in both directories for her previous practice in matrimonial finances.

Srishti has appeared at all levels up to and including the Supreme Court. She acts in complex and sensitive public and private law proceedings. She is particularly sought after in cases requiring the careful handling of vulnerable clients and high-conflict family dynamics.

Clients and solicitors value her combination of intellectual rigour and pragmatic, child-focused advice. She is known for delivering clear and persuasive advocacy in emotionally charged proceedings, while maintaining a calm, approachable, and solution-oriented manner.

Srishti’s children practice is informed by her prior experience in complex matrimonial finance matters, including cases involving material non-disclosure and applications under section 37 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973.

Experience

Srishti regularly appears in the Family Court and High Court in complex disputes concerning children. She has acted as sole counsel in matters involving:

the death of a child;
Inflicted injury;
domestic abuse;
serious allegations of harm and coercive and controlling behaviour;
forced marriages;
sexual abuse;
religious exploitation;
parental alienation;
international relocation and jurisdictional disputes;
contested adoptions; and
cases requiring extensive expert evidence.

Srishti represents all parties to proceedings, including children by way of their Guardians. She has been led in complex cases in all areas of family law. She is trusted by solicitors for her meticulous preparation, structured advocacy, and ability to distil complex factual and legal issues into user-friendly advice.

Srishti’s academic work, policy background and professional training further strengthen her practice.

She has published widely on the intersection of family law, race, gender, and safeguarding, including work analysing judicial decision-making in radicalisation cases and the treatment of domestic abuse within the family justice system.
She is a trained civil mediator, bringing a constructive and resolution-focused approach to litigation where appropriate.
She regularly provides training to law clinics and organisations on issues arising in public and private law. Together with Sam Watts, she has devised a toolkit for case managing domestic abuse in private law for LawWorks, and has provided training to the Royal College of Paediatricians and the Bridge (SARC) on witness handling and medical evidence. She regularly delivers speeches at conferences surrounding contemporary issues in family law.

Srishti is dedicated to making the Bar more inclusive. She is a co-founder and an Executive Board member of Bridging the Bar, an award-winning charity partnered with the Supreme Court, the Law Commission and the Government Legal Department among others to provide mentorship to aspiring barristers from underrepresented backgrounds. She sits on the East London Family Justice Board with Victoria Roberts, assisting to organise the annual ELLFJB conference. She is on the scholarship committee for the Family Law Bar Association, and on the executive committee of the Association of British Tamil Lawyers. Within chambers, Srishti is the head of pupillage recruitment, and was formerly the co-chair of the EDI committee.

Practice Areas

Public Law Children

Private Law Children

Human Rights

International Family Law

Testimonials

“Srishti is so supportive of solicitors and provides untold value to the overall smooth running of a case. She brings an unstoppable energy and determination to each case that crosses her desk.”
Chambers and Partners, 2026

“Srishti is very convincing and she is always well prepared for her cases.”
Chambers and Partners, 2026

“Srishti is empathetic to clients and works well with solicitors. Her advocacy skills are strong.”
Chambers and Partners, 2026

“She is immensely clever and on top of the law, and brings wisdom beyond her years in applying the law to each case to secure the best outcome possible.” Legal 500, 2026

“Srishti is a formidable advocate who is always impeccably prepared and deeply knowledgeable in her field. Her approachable manner belies a razor-sharp legal mind, and her ability to command a courtroom with both confidence and clarity sets her apart.” Legal 500, 2026

“Srishti is utterly amazing. She is a formidable barrister, tenacious in court, and her advocacy is first-class.” Legal 500, 2025 – Rising star

“Srishti is a top-class lawyer. She is professional, focused, always well prepared and dedicated.” Legal 500, 2025 – Rising star

“Srishti commands the courtroom with her clear and persuasive advocacy.” Chambers & Partners, 2025

“Through her considered advice, clients feel heard and forearmed.” Chambers & Partners, 2025

“She has no fear tackling nuanced and complex arguments head-on.” Chambers & Partners, 2025

“Srishti shows an ability to deal with detail in quantity and is unflappable.” Chambers & Partners, 2025

“A true favourite of clients and solicitors alike.” Chambers & Partners, 2025

“Srishti provides fantastic client care and bedside manner.” Chambers & Partners, 2025

“Family law barrister, Srishti Suresh was excellent to work with in a very trying time for me. She was extremely personable and confident and so I found her a reassuring guide through what had been a very distressing process. In a few short days, Srishti changed my life for the better and I’m supremely grateful.” Client

“Chambers have a very capable and knowledgeable barrister in Ms Suresh […] I am sure she will go very far in her career.” District Judge

“Srishti is incredibly thorough and well-prepared in her work. She brings a real energy and determination to each individual case. She is a clear and coherent advocate who instils confidence in the client and really gets her point across in the courtroom. Srishti is always approachable and a pleasure to work with.” Instructing solicitor 

“Srishti Suresh[…]absolutely outstanding. She was fully prepared and made me feel at ease and comfortable as soon as I greeted her. She was professional and extremely knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend her.” Client

” Miss Suresh handled my case very professionally with a very attentive and intellectual approach. Her knowledge around child arrangements was very reassuring and I definitely recommend her as she will go above and beyond. She kept me well informed each step of the way and debriefed very thoroughly after the court procedures[…]she made the whole experience easier.” Client

“You have a real diamond in this young woman.” Instructing solicitor

“Srishti is excellent. She couldn’t have put the case better. I’m really impressed with her and I’m looking forward to working with Srishti on other cases. She has a very bright future.” Instructing solicitor

Publications

M Horton, G Williams, S Suresh, ‘The Death of a Financial Remedy Claim: the Supreme Court Decision’ (28 June 2023)

S Suresh, ‘The welfare assessment in radicalisation cases under the Children Act 1989: to what extent do race and gender influence judicial intervention in the family home?’ [2020] Fam Law 605, 730, 899 (cited in Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts (LexisNexis, 2021))

H Gomersall and S Suresh, ‘A “major overhaul” of family courts to protect domestic abuse victims… or a re-branding exercise?’ (Family Law Week, 6 July 2020)