'Very well prepared, makes clients feel confident in court with her authoritative and easy manner. Very responsive to any matters and works very collegiately. On a recent big money case, there is no doubt an outsider would have got which party was represented by silk the wrong way round.'
Legal 500 UK Bar 2027
'Fiona is just so amazing at what she does, both as counsel and as a private FDR judge.'
Chambers UK Bar 2026
'Fiona has a way of navigating through the most complex cases with a meticulous approach.'
'As brilliant an advocate as she is a private FDR judge. She has a fantastic sense of humour which really puts clients at ease.'
'Fiona is always very well prepared and ready to deal with issues that come up.'
'Fiona is brilliant and a pleasure to work with. Calm and highly skilled both in and out of court, she is fantastic with clients and at dealing with complex financial matters.'
'She's very straightforward, very sensible and very measured.'
'Fiona is brilliant, a pleasure to work with; she is calm and highly skilled both within and outside of the courtroom.'
'I did a Private FDR in front of her and she was top-notch. I acted for a highly successful businessperson and Fiona was very, very good. My client really liked her.'
'Fiona inspires confidence and has a sensitive manner about her when dealing with clients. She's very supportive of her instructing solicitor and always makes herself available to offer guidance.'
'Fiona's experience puts everyone at ease. She is calm and her knowledge is extraordinary.'
Chambers UK Bar 2026
'Fiona immediately inspires confidence from solicitors and clients alike. She approaches cases with meticulous preparation and a key strategic mind. Her ability to analyse complex legal issues with precision, cutting straight to the core issues, means that she is quickly able to come up with creative solutions. Aside from her technical expertise and keen eye for early settlement wherever this can be achieved, her ability to connect and empathise with clients is outstanding.'
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026
'Fiona is highly recommended, as she is incredibly diligent with a wonderful manner with lay clients. She is swiftly able to digest complex business information and break a case down into clear categories, balancing out competing arguments and encouraging negotiations.'
Leading Private FDR Judges and Arbitrators The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026
'Fiona is an exceptional barrister. She works supportively and collaboratively with those instructing her and delivers crystal clear advice to clients in a very human way.'
Chambers UK Bar 2025
'She really seems to to understand the dynamics in the case and the motivations of both parties. At the same time she's very technical and analytical.'
'She is meticulously prepared, persuasive in her indication and very able to communicate to the parties in a manner they will understand and taken on board, even if this is not what they want to hear.'
'She is a technically very gifted barrister, who is fast becoming one of the go-to tribunals for private hearings.'
Chambers UK Bar 2025
'Fiona is a consummate professional. Her advice is sound and to the point, which solicitors and clients really value.'
'Fiona is an excellent advocate. She gives very clear advice, is very user-friendly and has a great bedside manner.'
'Great with clients and someone who adopts a very sensible approach to cases. Her attention to detail is fantastic.'
'She has an incredible ability to remain calm and articulate in the most difficult of cases and circumstances.'
Chambers UK Bar 2025
‘Fiona is incredibly knowledgeable, calm and firm. A gentle assassin in court.’
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2025
‘Fiona is an exemplary evaluator. Her indications are clear and logical, she is on top of the law, and her judgement is excellent. She is a safe pair of hands for tricky and technical financial remedy cases.’
'Fiona is knowledgeable in complex financial remedy cases. She has great attention to detail, coupled with an excellent strategic vision.'
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2025
"Reassuringly confident and calm, and has the presence and clout of a KC. She's wonderful with clients and has a great eye for detail."
Chambers UK Bar 2024
"A wise and experienced private FDR judge who understood the client and how to tailor her indication to maximise the chance of a settlement. Meticulously prepared, she offered to stay late into the evening to help the clients reach settlement. Both clients and both sets of lawyers were very impressed."
"She's very good both at establishing an excellent atmosphere during the FDR and explaining to the clients what can be quite tricky concepts."
"She is succinct in the delivery of her submissions both oral and written, and has great experience and gravitas."
"She's very kind and sensitive, and also great on her feet in terms of her advocacy."
Chambers UK Bar 2024
'Fiona has great gravitas and brings her forensic expertise to cases, particularly her knowledge of pensions. She is also kind and empathetic with clients.'
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024
‘Fiona has a stellar brain, and attention to detail and grasp of the technical issues, particularly regarding pensions. She is also very calm while being empathetic and strong in her advocacy when needed.’
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024
“Fiona is extremely able and experienced. She is very adept in front of judges and has excellent client-handling skills.”
Chambers UK Bar 2023
‘Fiona is extremely able and experienced. She is very adept in front of judges and carries excellent client handling skills. High intellect combined with humanity which is a rare combination.’
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2023
"An extremely polished advocate, erudite and analytical. An iron fist in a velvet glove. Even the most demanding clients warm to Fiona's serene but powerful style." "An elegant advocate with gravitas. Calm, considered, wise and astute."
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2022
"She is settlement-focused and practical. She delivers difficult news with real compassion." "She provides clear advice and strategy." "She is a pensions guru with a lovely manner - she makes clients feel reassured and helped." "An elegant advocate who is an expert in domestic and international pensions in regards to divorce." "She delivers difficult news with real compassion, and is both responsive and hugely bright." "Fiona has a lovely manner with clients and makes them feel helped and reassured."
Chambers UK Bar 2021
‘Fiona is strong, fair, compassionate and kind. These are valuable qualities in the legal field. Her knowledge is unsurpassed and her approach to cases always client focused and sensible.’
‘She has an unrivalled knack of expressing an opinion at the outset in terms of the eventual outcome, and being right.’
Legal 500 UK Bar 2021
"Accessible, personable and fiercely intelligent."
Chambers UK Bar
"Calm, methodical, clear and approachable, she makes what can be stressful experiences for clients at court relatively relaxed affairs."
Chambers UK Bar 2020
"She's the kind of barrister that you know is always looking to find a solution that will be in your client's best interests, which is very refreshing."
"I find her very measured and calm in her approach. What I like is that she doesn't unnecessarily rile up the other side - she's very clear and firm but won't raise the temperature for no reason."
"She's well prepared in terms of the paperwork and takes a business - like approach to the case, identifying the issues and moving forward in a pragmatic fashion."
Chambers UK Bar 2020
"She is very numerate and thinks creatively. She is cool, calm and collected underpressure, and clients find her serene and pragmatic approach reassuring."
Chambers UK Bar 2019
"She is really experienced and has a tremendous intellect. Her legal knowledge is excellent."
Chambers UK Bar 2019
"Calm, measured and solution-focused. Judges like her. She is lovely and thoughtful with clients."
Chambers UK Bar 2019
"Recommended for high - value financial remedy cases."
Legal 500 UK Bar 2019
"Gets to the heart of the issue and presents it in a way that charms judges."
Legal 500 UK Bar 2019
"Calm, sensible, pragmatic and empathetic."
Legal 500 UK Bar 2018
"A robust litigator who's always well prepared."
Chambers UK Bar 2018
"An experienced matrimonial finance practitioner who has particular expertise in cases concerning pension complications." - Chambers UK Bar 2018
"A first-class lawyer."
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2017
