Veryan Exelby
Senior Counsel
Veryan is Senior Counsel within the Safeguarding Unit. She was previously a partner in the Family team at Farrer & Co. Veryan advises on all areas of safeguarding and works with clients across a variety of sectors, including schools, education businesses, faith-based organisations, charities and any organisation that works with children, young adults and vulnerable people.
In addition to advising on live and historic safeguarding issues and crisis management, Veryan undertakes safeguarding audits, policy reviews and investigations into specific safeguarding matters. She provides safeguarding training for school governors, designated safeguarding leads and charity trustees.
Veryan is the Safeguarding Governor at St Paul’s School. She is a Trustee of the Nicola Benedetti Foundation and she volunteers weekly at a family law clinic in West London.
Veryan began training with Farrer & Co in 1997, and was made a partner in 2005. She spent time living in both Tokyo and Hong Kong with her family before returning to the firm in 2016.
In addition to advising on live and historic safeguarding issues and crisis management, Veryan undertakes safeguarding audits, policy reviews and investigations into specific safeguarding matters. She provides safeguarding training for school governors, designated safeguarding leads and charity trustees. Veryan is the Safeguarding Governor at two schools and is a trustee of the Nicola Benedetti Foundation.
Veryan is a Governor of Downe House School, and she is the Safeguarding Governor at St Paul’s School and of a local primary school. She is a Trustee of the Nicola Benedetti Foundation and she volunteers weekly at a family law clinic in West London.
Veryan began training with Farrer & Co in 1997, and was made a partner in 2005. She spent time living in both Tokyo and Hong Kong with her family before returning to the firm in 2016.
