Fiona spent 11 years running her own business before coming to the law. She trained as a barrister and was called to the bar by The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. She joined the firm in 2005 and specialises in commercial property litigation.

Fiona advises both landlords and tenants including CEG, Govia Thameslink Railway, Grainger PLC, the National Trust, Standard Life and a number of Administrators, including Deloitte and KPMG, as well as major institutional lenders and large-scale residential developers on contentious property matters including: opposed and unopposed lease renewals, break clauses, surrender and forfeiture; insolvency related matters; the enforcement and release/modification of restrictive covenants; possession claims, including claims brought against commercial tenants, trespassers and squatters; adverse possession claims, easement disputes (including rights of light) and boundary disputes; valuation disputes at arbitration, mediation and expert determination and professional negligence claims.

Fiona is a member of The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple and the Property Litigation Association.

We are delighted to have her as a member of the Newcastle Law Society Standing Committee.