Fiona Horlick
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| Email: Fiona Horlick | Clerk: Stephen Somerville | ||
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Practice summary
Praised by Legal 500 as ‘brilliant’, ‘one of the best in the business’ and ‘inspires confidence from the off and justifies that confidence’, Fiona’s practice encompasses
- international business crime
- financial services
- professional discipline and regulation
- medical crime
Fiona has extensive experience as an advocate before juries, tribunals and in appellate courts.
Her experience of financial crime, regulation and enforcement is wide-ranging. It includes large scale MTIC/carousel fraud, international advance fee fraud, tax fraud, fraudulent trading, mortgage fraud, money laundering and asset recovery.
Fiona is co-editor and contributing author to the new LexisNexis publication ‘Lissack and Horlick on Bribery’. This brand new work offers a comprehensive overview of the new Bribery Act 2010 set in both a national and international context with a full explanation of the scope of the Act together with guidance on anti-corruption measures and sentencing. The work has received excellent reviews – for example http://thebriberyact.com/2011/09/05/book-review-lissack-and-horlick-on-bribery-the-bribery-act-from-both-sides-of-the-pond/
Fiona advises companies with regard to business crime, in particular potential corruption and bribery matters.
She has an extensive practice defending health professionals including doctors, dentists and pharmacists before their disciplinary bodies. She also represents doctors at PCT hearings, Trust hearings, at 1st Tier Tribunals and at inquests. Further she lectures and gives seminars on medical subjects at conferences and to solicitors.
Fiona also uses the combination of her medical and criminal skills and experience to defend health professionals in the criminal courts across the full range of criminal charges. She is regarded as ‘at the top of the list of very able barristers’ for such cases.
She is known for her advocacy skills, attention to detail and for a high level of professional commitment.
- GMC v Mr C
- Representing a consultant neurosurgeon before GMC FTP panel on serious charges of malpractice and dishonesty. Also represented the same doctor in a Crown Court trial in a trading standards case
- R v Kay Gilderdale
- Defending Kay Gilderdale who assisted her severely ill daughter commit suicide and who was then charged with attempted murder. Raised important questions with regard to the charging of persons in these types of cases. High profile case with international publicity
- R v M and another
- Defending a solicitor in a multi million pound mortgage fraud with international aspects
- GMC v Mr I
- Representing a consultant vascular surgeon before GMC FTP panel regarding mistreatment of a patient whose leg was subsequently amputated
- R v Hyder and others
- Prosecuting 11 million Euro money laundering operation involving several different trials and asset confiscation
Fiona Horlick engages in high-stakes disciplinary actions for and against doctors, dentists and pharmacists. She is adept at making intelligent, highly demanding clients feel that they are being well handled. Solicitors like her as she is "capable of being a rottweiler for her client if the situation calls for it." Professional Discipline, Chambers and Partners 2012
Fiona Horlick is ‘brilliant’, Professional discipline and regulatory, Legal 500, 2011
‘at the top of the list of very able barristers’ for medico-legal matters Crime, Legal 500 2010
‘practical, tough with opponents and a persuasive advocate’ Professional discipline and regulatory law, Legal 500 2010
Her forte lies in defending healthcare professionals. Her "ability to work sensitively with emotional clients" is seen as a particular strength. Professional Discipline, Chambers and Partners 2011
Appointments & memberships:
- Executive Board Member of Liberty (Human Rights Organisation)
- ARDL
- FSLA
- HSLA
- CBA