Fiona Campbell

Finers Stephens Innocent LLP, London, ENGLAND

After an exciting and varied career as legal practitioner and policy advisor to government ministers, Fiona joined the FSI Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property/ Media teams in December 2001 to undertake all aspects of commercial dispute prevention and resolution. Fiona's practice particularly relates to international disputes and she enjoys a high profile in media, defamation and intellectual property law.

She is admitted to practise as a Barrister and Solicitor in jurisdictions throughout Australia and as a Solicitor in England & Wales. Fiona has higher tertiary qualifications in international law, legal practice and business administration and was awarded the Chevening scholarship by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to read for her Master of Laws at Kings College in 2000.

Fiona is an experienced legal practitioner and has appeared and represented clients in a wide range of judicial inquiries, regulatory, administrative and international tribunals, including the ICTY (War Crimes Tribunal) in the Hague. She is well known for her role in the Hutton Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Dr David Kelly and her representation of international media organisations including Dow Jones & Co Inc, Washington Post and Time Inc (Fortune magazine) in hotly contested litigation.

These significant cases involved consideration of both public and private international law, internet and e-commerce law, human rights and even the laws and procedures prohibiting commercial fraud and money-laundering.

Fiona has a broad practice advising clients in respect of claims for breach of confidence and unfair competition, advertising and publication issues, disputes regarding computer software licence agreements, claims for breach of agency agreements and other commercial contracts, especially where international conventions on human rights may have application. She is increasingly involved in representing parties in administrative and regulatory disputes.

She is also regularly called in to provide strategic advice in respect of non-contentious business and property sales and acquisitions, especially for those clients who require comprehensive legal, industrial and commercial advice during corporate restructuring.