Fiona Hahlo

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Bristol

Fiona handles a broad range of complex, catastrophic injury and fatal accident claims, coverage, and health and safety investigations and prosecutions. She acts for both insurers and insureds – often corporate entities, but sometimes individuals too. Fiona’s clients’ interests are wide ranging, and include constructions, sports, leisure, travel & tourism, retail, waste & recycling, equine and many others.

“One needs empathy in this line of work”

“I love what I do and find the wide variety of areas that my work covers extremely rewarding. Each case is different. After 24 years in the job, I am still learning new things, which keeps it fresh. I care deeply about the cases I deal with, and think this is reflected in my work.

I think clients appreciate the relationship I build with them. They know they will get a good service from me and I think they recognise my expertise, drive, and passion to ensure they get the best result possible.

I will always pick up the phone wherever possible as I think this is the best way of establishing and building a client relationship. I also take the opportunity to get in front of clients whenever possible.”

Fiona’s recent work highlights:

Claim with four defendants and a paralysed Claimant. I drove this to an early settlement of liability, which in turn led to me acting for all four defendants and their insurer clients to settlement of the claim.

Acted for a structural engineer prosecuted for health and safety offences following a fatality on a construction site. Client initially under suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. Subsequently charged with lesser H&S offences.

Acting for insurers in respect of multi-million-pound child brain injury case.

Directory quotes

"She is a go-to litigator for cases going to trial - she is commercially minded and fierce." - Chambers UK 2025

"Fiona Hahlo is an insurer’s go-to litigator for cases intended to be litigated to trial - she is a fierce no-nonsense litigator and is highly commercially minded." - Legal 500 UK 2025

"Fiona Hahlo is a terrific asset in every case in which she is instructed. Works extremely hard and especially adept at understanding technical, expert evidence. Adds real value into every case." - Legal 500 UK 2024

"Fiona Hahlo is a outstanding lawyer. She exudes confidence and charm even in the most highly pressurised situation. Her outstanding attention to detail and impeccable judgment makes her the go-to-lawyer for any health and safety prosecution." - Legal 500 UK 2023

"Fiona Hahlo is a delight to work with and for. Knowledgable and passionate about her clients and work. Fiona Hahlo is a superb lawyer with an astonishing attention to detail in complicated cases, combined with wonderful client skills which means that she is able to establish a winning rapport from everyone from the managing director of a large multinational corporation to the most nervous, junior employee." - The Legal 500 UK 2022

Rising Star - The Legal 500 UK 2022

Rising Star - The Legal 500 UK 2021

Next Generation Lawyer - The Legal 500 UK 2018

[Fiona is] the personification of calm under pressure. She has a strong track record handling high-value catastrophic injury claims. - The Legal 500 UK 2018