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Fiona Ross (nee Bowden)

Year of Call:

2004

Education:     

Stockport Grammar School, Stockport
University of Edinburgh, MA (Hons) History
University of Cambridge, Certificate in International Business Practice
The College of Law, Chester, PGDL, very competent
Manchester Metropolitan University, BVC, very competent
Awarded a Hardwicke Scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn, 2003

Career:

Awarded Mountbatten Scholarship, 1999
British American Chamber of Commerce, Marketing & Special Events Assistant, New York City, 1999-2000
Finance Professionals, Recruitment Consultant (Investment Banking), London, 2000-2001
Firefly Communications, Public Relations Consultant, London, 2001-2002
Called to the Bar 2004, Lincoln’s Inn
Pupillage at Sovereign Chambers 2004-2005 supervised by Matthew Smith
Freelance tutor for the part-time BVC course at BPP, Leeds

Languages:

Fluent French, Intermediate Spanish, Intermediate German.

Profile:

Fiona advises and appears at all stages of Fast Track and Small Claims litigation, for both Claimants and Defendants. Additionally, some experience has been gained on the multi-track at interlocutory hearings. Her areas of practice include all manner of personal injury claims including road traffic accidents, employers' liability, occupiers' liability, local authority liability and credit hire claims. She is also experienced working as a member of a large fraud team handling all stages of road traffic accident frauds. In addition, Fiona has regularly appeared for both Claimants and Defendants in contractual disputes, commercial disputes and Landlord and Tenant disputes. She also has experience in appeals from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and has represented families and insurers at Coroner's inquest hearings.
In addition to Court work, Fiona regularly provides written advices and pleadings.

All paperwork is emailed to instructing solicitors promptly.

Fiona is currently on maternity leave and will return late 2010.

For further details contact Stuart Young on 0113 245 1841