Russell-Cooke LLP

Russell-Cooke LLP

Lawyers

Fiona Read

Fiona Read

Work Department

Family

Position

Solicitor, mediator, collaborative family practitioner and family arbitrator; undertakes all aspects of family work for married couples, registered civil partners and cohabitating couples; specialisms include international divorce/dissolution cases, cross-border disputes, substantive financial claims following breakdown of relationship, disputes involving children including removal of children from jurisdiction.

Career

Trained JP Malnick & Co 1986-88; assistant solicitor Russell-Cooke, Potter & Chapman 1988-95; partner 1995; Resolution-trained mediator (all issues 1997); accredited with Family Law Mediation Counsel and MIAM trained; practising collaborative family law from 2004; part-time deputy district judge 2005 to date; Family Arbitrator from commencement of Family Law Arbitration service started in 2012.

Memberships

Resolution; Law Society Family Law Panel and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Education

Oaklands (RC) Comprehensive, Waterlooville; London Guildhall University (1985 BA Hons Business Law); Guildford College of Law (1986 Law Society Finals).

Mentions

Private client • London

Family

Leading partner
Private client • London

Family: mediation

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