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About
Provided by Fiona Hay
Practice Areas
Family Finance
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Direct Access
Career
Fiona focuses exclusively on financial remedy cases where she applies her widely recognised financial expertise to secure practical solutions for her clients, particularly in cases featuring disputes over pension entitlements. Her approach balances empathy and support for her clients with robust and skilful advocacy.
Fiona has a strong interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution. She is an experienced Financial Dispute Resolution (FDR) advocate and her calm, pragmatic approach has earned plaudits. Fiona also sits as a judge in Private FDRs – a mechanism that she strongly favours for its effectiveness in delivering workable agreements with minimal distress to the parties involved.
Since January 2013, she has been authorised to sit in the High Court, pursuant to s9 Senior Courts Act 1981 and she has been a Recorder on the Midland Circuit since 2009.
Fiona lectures for Jordan’s Family Law on issues relating to pensions and divorce.
Professional Memberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Pensions Advisory Group
BSc Chemistry and Law, Exon
BA Law Exon
Publications
Pensions on Divorce: A Practitioner’s Handbook, the leading textbook on pensions and divorce, published by Sweet and Maxwell, 2018.
A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce –The report of the Pension Advisory Group –Fiona is a committee member of the Pension Advisory Group and a co-author of the report
Pensions and Equality [2007] Family Law 310.
Pension on Divorce–Practical Law, Thomson Reuters
Pensions on Divorce –Westlaw
Capitalising periodical payments; lump sum or pension share?–Sweet and Maxwell White Paper 2013
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Fiona Hay is a senior junior who is esteemed for her expertise in financial relief and particularly sought after for her knowledge of cases involving shareholdings and pensions. She has published a popular handbook on the subject. In addition to appearing as an advocate, she sits as a deputy High Court judge and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Fiona Hay is a financial remedies specialist, who is a strong believer in out of court settlement. She regularly sits as a judge in Private FDRs and is recommended as an arbitrator.
Fiona Hay is an experienced matrimonial finance practitioner who is particularly noted for her work in cases concerning pension complications. Her practice also boasts a strong international element, particularly as regards Part III proceedings. She has been a Recorder on the Midlands Circuit since 2009.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
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