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Fiona Banks

Fiona Banks

Position

Fiona is consistently ranked as a leading junior by the legal directories and has extensive experience across Chambers’ core practice areas with a particular focus on Competition, Commercial, Public Procurement, Telecommunications and Sports law. Fiona has appeared across a variety of courts and tribunals, ranging from ad hoc anti-doping tribunals to the Court of Appeal. She frequently appears as an advocate in her own right but also works very well as a highly valued junior in larger cases. She can accept instructions directly from clients, being direct access qualified.

Fiona is a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel) and was appointed in October 2018 as Standing Counsel to the Civil Aviation Authority in respect of procurement law.

Career

Qualified 2006, Inner Temple.

Before joining Monckton Chambers, Fiona was a trainee solicitor and qualified at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, giving her an insight into the needs of solicitors throughout the litigation process.

Memberships

Fiona is qualified to undertake direct access work through the public access accreditation scheme.

Education

MA (Hons) Cambridge (Double First); 2002-2003 LPC at BPP Law School, Commendation 1998-2001; BA (Hons) in Law, Magdalene College, Cambridge, Double First 2001; Magdalene College Bundy Scholar; Norah Dias Prize for Law 2000; Cambridge University Squire Law Scholar; Magdalene College Academic Scholar; Norah Dias Prize for Law.

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