Called to Bar:
2003 Gray’s Inn
Practice Areas
Education:
Keele University LLM, Child Law
Cardiff University, Bar Vocational Course
University of Wales, Aberystwyth, LLB Law (Hons)
Family
- Fiona has considerable experience representing parents, grandparents, guardians and local authorities in care and adoption proceedings within the Family Court.
- She frequently conducts complex finding of fact hearings including cases where allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse and the administration of drugs to a child have been sought. She has particular expertise in analysing complex expert reports and dealing with parents with learning disabilities.
- Fiona is instructed extensively on private law Children Act cases often involving intractable contact disputes, domestic violence intervention, psychological and psychiatric reports and enforcement of contact orders. She is experienced in conducting leave to remove applications.
- Her practice also includes advising and advocacy in all areas of financial remedies including advising and acting in Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 and Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 cases. To reflect the economic climate she has experience in cases involving bankruptcy, interveners and the dissipation of assets.
- Fiona undertakes the full range of family law injunctions both in relation to Non Molestation and Occupation Orders.
Professional Memberships
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- Family Law Bar Association
- Lawyers Christian Fellowship
Further Information
Fiona sits as a Deputy District Judge on the South Eastern Circuit and as a Judge within the Heath, Education and Social Care Chamber.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her young family outdoors. She is a director of a multi-academy trust focusing on safeguarding and inclusion across the five schools.
Fiona accepts Direct Access instructions.
VAT Number 857142320
