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Fiona Hay
Position
Also Oxford (0844 561 7135). Specialises in ancillary relief, especially cases involving pension issues and family businesses. Featured in Chambers 2007 and 2008 as a leading junior. Counsel in Re M (adoption on residence order) [1998] 1 FLR 570 and in Re F & H [2007] EWCA 692.
Career
Called 1989, Inner Temple. Publications of note: ‘Pensions and Equality’ (Family Law [2007] 310). Co-author (with Edward Hess) of ‘Pension Sharing – a Practitioners’ Handbook’ (Hammicks 2008).
Memberships
FLBA, MCIArb (Financial Scheme)
Education
Sevenoaks School; Exeter University (1987 BSc Law and Chemistry 2(1); 1988 BA Law 2(1)).
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Fiona Hay –Harcourt Chambers ‘Fiona is knowledgeable in complex financial remedy cases. She has great attention to detail, coupled with an excellent strategic vision.’
Harcourt Chambers is ‘an extremely experienced set of chambers with exceptional strength and quality of barristers’ that handles a variety of work within the financial remedy space. Jane Campbell is an ‘expert negotiator whose statements are always well drafted’ and frequently handles multi-jurisdiction financial remedy matters for high-net-worth individuals. Fiona Hay is known for her ‘ability to give clear advice and deal with difficult opposing parties in a calm fashion’, while Douglas Allen is an ‘adaptable advocate’ who specialises in sensitive settlement negotiations. Cecilia Barrett is an ‘outstanding and fearless barrister’ who has extensive experience of both public and private law financial remedy matters. Other key members of the team include the ‘very pragmatic and approachable’ Louise Potter and Emily Rayner, who is a ‘thoughtful and robust’ advocate expert at handling cross-border divorces.
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Fiona Hay –Harcourt Chambers ‘Fiona is incredibly knowledgeable, calm and firm. A gentle assassin in court.’
London Bar > Family: private FDR judges and arbitrators
(Leading Private FDR Judges and Arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 3Fiona Hay –Harcourt Chambers ‘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.’