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Fiona Huddleston

Partner

Fiona Huddleston is a partner in the group claims team.

Diesel emissions claims Group claims Product liability

Fiona is a partner in the group claims department.

What our clients say

I really appreciate the excellent work, patience, support and the promptness in answering my questions. They are all great professionals, I sincerely recommend them.

Roxana via Trustpilot

What people say

"She’s tenacious -one of the most tenacious people I’ve worked with… She’s able to identify all of the issues." - Chambers feedback

Legal expertise

Fiona has a particular focus on large group actions involving consumer law and product safety.

Fiona previously worked in the London office and continues to work closely with the team in London.

Fiona oversees the team in Manchester that are bringing large group actions against vehicle manufacturers for fitting vehicles with alleged “defeat devices” in order to cheat emission tests. 

Fiona also works on the River Wye pollution claim against those allegedly responsible for the pollution of the Wye rivers and tributaries.

Fiona is an experienced litigation lawyer. Fiona’s background is in clinical negligence litigation. Fiona has extensive experience in securing substantial compensation for claimants who have suffered injuries as a result of medical negligence.

Fiona is also an experienced inquest practitioner and has represented many families at inquests (including Article 2 inquests) relating to

  • management of asthma and allergies
  • surgical procedures
  • mental health

Fiona represented the families of James Furlong, Dr David Wails and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, who were murdered in the Forbury Gardens terror attack on 20 June 2020.

Fiona in the news

Pre-inquest review into deaths of three men killed in Reading terror attack to begin ITV News 1.6.23

What our clients say

Thank you for being our lawyer and sticking with us through the whole process. We were very lucky and fortunate to find you. I was always conscious of how thoroughly and proactively you dealt with all the matters that can came up

Client of Fiona Huddleston

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International Environment Environmental Damage

West Midlands sodium cyanide toxic chemical spillage

The recent toxic chemical spillage of sodium cyanide contaminating a 12-mile stretch of canals in the West Midlands highlights the growing environmental crisis of water pollution in the UK.

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Old Bailey Full Building
Human rights Forbury gardens Inquests

Forbury Gardens terror attack victims’ families call for urgent change after Judge Coroner says state agencies could have prevented deaths

The families of three men murdered in a terror attack at Forbury Gardens in Reading in June 2020 have called for urgent change after a Judge Coroner concluded that state agencies could have prevented their deaths.

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Old Bailey Full Building
Human rights; Forbury gardens Prisons

Inquest into the deaths of Reading murder victims, James Furlong, Dr David Wails and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett

The inquest into the deaths of James Furlong, 36, Dr David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, who were murdered by Khairi Saadallah in Forbury Gardens, Reading, in June 2020 began at the Old Bailey today.

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