Fiona Jamieson

Fiona specialises in Family law.

Prior to joining Chambers, Fiona already had 10 years’ experience as a Solicitor in England and Wales. She was a partner in private practice in charge of Family and Criminal departments. She joined Chambers in 2002 as a member of the Family Team.

Fiona has an approachable manner with clients and solicitors. She is known as a pragmatic, sensible and forceful practitioner. She deals with clients sympathetically and opponents robustly. She will give realistic and common-sense advice in all circumstances, addressing the best interests of the client whilst, at the same time, adopting a measured approach to accommodate the inevitable emotion and stress experienced by clients in the midst of litigation.

Fiona regularly represents parents, extended family members and children and their court-appointed Guardians in all Family Courts up to, and including, the High Court and the Court of Appeal

Her specialist fields and interests are:

• Non-accidental injuries in children, including “shaken baby” syndrome and other life-treating injuries involving very significant physical abuse i.e., serious internal trauma and multiple fractures
• Aggravated child sexual abuse cases – including family incest and paedophilia
• Factitious and Induced Illness (formerly known as Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy)
• Serious and significant domestic violence between adults and family members including marital and family rape
• Private Law cases including Implacable Hostility resulting in the removal of children into foster care or to the non-resident parent or other family members.
• Emergency Private Law cases such as Removal from the Jurisdiction, Port Alert and Passport Orders
• Cases involving complex mental health issues
• Contact/Residence Disputes