Monckton Chambers

Fiona is an experienced commercial litigator, consistently ranked as a leading junior by the legal directories with a well-established practice in Competition, Commercial, Public Procurement, Telecommunications and Sports law.

As a competition law practitioner, Fiona regularly acts in heavy weight competition litigation, acting for both Claimants (such as Ryder in its pursuit of its Trucks Cartel damages claim) and Defendants (for example, Prysmian in its defence of damages claims arising from the Commission’s power cables decision). In the field of collective actions, Fiona appeared in Gutmann v LSER and ors in the Court of Appeal (2022); and acts for Alex Neill Class Representative Limited in a multi-billion pound claim brought against Sony relating to the creation and operation of the PlayStation ecosystem (which was recently certified, including the CAT’s first consideration of funding arrangements post PACCAR).

Fiona has a broad procurement law practice, in respect of which she regularly acts for Claimants, Defendants and Interveners, appearing both led and unled. Fiona recently appeared for Siemens in its challenge to the procurement of rolling stock for the HS2 railway. She has extensive experience of claims involving automatic suspensions and other injunctive relief; together with issues relating to the protection of confidential information and disclosure arising in the context of ongoing procurement litigation.

Fiona’s sports practice is broad, both in terms of the number of sports her cases cover (such as boxing and rowing) but also the range of different participants and legal issues.  She has appeared in numerous anti-doping cases and she is regularly involved in Formula One disputes, having appeared on multiple occasions before the International Court of Arbitration. Her football practice extends not only to acting on behalf of football clubs but also agents, players, regulatory bodies and those involved in sports broadcasting rights.  Fiona is currently acting in respect of sizeable football disciplinary proceedings.

She frequently appears as an advocate in her own right but also works very well as a highly valued junior in larger cases. She can accept instructions directly from clients, being direct access qualified.

Qualified 2006, Inner Temple.

Before joining Monckton Chambers, Fiona was a trainee solicitor and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, giving her an insight into the needs of solicitors throughout the litigation process.

Fiona is qualified to undertake direct access work through the public access accreditation scheme.

MA (Hons) Cambridge (Double First); 2002-2003 LPC at BPP Law School, Commendation 1998-2001; BA (Hons) in Law, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Double First 2001; Magdalene College Bundy Scholar; Norah Dias Prize for Law 2000; Cambridge University Squire Law Scholar; Magdalene College Academic Scholar; Norah Dias Prize for Law.