Fitzrene Headley

"Fitzrene is an excellent junior - she's great with clients, phenomenally quick on her feet and a very persuasive advocate."

Chambers & Partners 2026

"Fitzrene is excellent, extremely well-liked by the client and fantastic on her feet. She identifies the most important points of the case and secures a brilliant result for the client."

Chambers & Partners 2026

"Fitzrene makes clients feel empowered by having her as a force fighting their corner. She delivers frank advice which cuts to the core of issues."

Chambers & Partners 2026

"Fitzrene Headley was able to assimilate all of the detail really quickly. "

Chambers & Partners 2026

"Fitzrene is an excellent advocate: great on the details and can deal with the most difficult of cases"

Legal 500 2025

"Fitzrene’s presentation and approach are excellent."

Legal 500 2023

"She won't rest until her client's points are heard." "She is responsive and clear in her advice."

Chambers & Partners 2022

"A junior with a very strong intellect, who demonstrates tenacity in the courtroom."

Legal 500 2022

"Outstandingly driven and knowledgeable."

Chambers & Partners 2021

"She gives clear advice and is a fierce advocate in the courtroom."

Chambers & Partners 2021

Fitzrene Headley

"Fitzrene is an excellent junior - she's great with clients, phenomenally quick on her feet and a very persuasive advocate."

Chambers & Partners 2026

Languages spoken: Basic French and Basic Spanish

A leading junior, exceptionally well regarded for both her specialism in complex financial disputes alongside a strong practice in private children work, ensuring that clients can have continuity of counsel.

Expertise

Fitzrene is a highly sought after and well-regarded junior with an impressive practice specialising in high value matrimonial finance.

In particular, she is known for her specialism in international cases including those involving trusts and divorce jurisdiction and forum disputes.

That practice is supplemented by her further specialism in private children work which provides clients with continuity of counsel.

In respect of her private children work, she is regularly brought in for complex fact-finding hearings and leave to remove cases, particularly where extensive evidence will be heard.

Fitzrene is the family law editor for the publication Bean on Injunctions, an essential reference book for lawyers practicing in family and civil litigation.

She is recommended in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for her matrimonial finance work.

“Fitzrene is an excellent junior - she's great with clients, phenomenally quick on her feet and a very persuasive advocate.”
Chambers & Partners 2026
“Fitzrene is excellent, extremely well-liked by the client and fantastic on her feet. She identifies the most important points of the case and secures a brilliant result for the client.”
Chambers & Partners 2026
“Fitzrene makes clients feel empowered by having her as a force fighting their corner. She delivers frank advice which cuts to the core of issues.”
Chambers & Partners 2026
“Fitzrene Headley was able to assimilate all of the detail really quickly. ”
Chambers & Partners 2026
“Fitzrene is extremely able and is forensic in her review and knowledge of the papers. She is at ease with clients, which helps to build a good rapport with them swiftly, and she makes herself available to her instructing solicitor and offers sensible and pragmatic advice to clients.”
Legal 500 2026
“Fitzrene is an excellent advocate: great on the details and can deal with the most difficult of cases”
Legal 500 2025
“Fitzrene’s presentation and approach are excellent.”
Legal 500 2023
“She won't rest until her client's points are heard." "She is responsive and clear in her advice.”
Chambers & Partners 2022
“A junior with a very strong intellect, who demonstrates tenacity in the courtroom.”
Legal 500 2022
“Outstandingly driven and knowledgeable.”
Chambers & Partners 2021
“She gives clear advice and is a fierce advocate in the courtroom.”
Chambers & Partners 2021
  • Law BA (Hons) – University of Cambridge 
  • Dr Cooper Law Studentship, Trinity Hall
  • Bar Professional Training Course
  • BPP Law School (Director of the BPTC Scholar)
  • Member of the Family Law Bar Association
  • Gray’s Inn
  • School Governor

Fitzrene enjoys playing the violin, horse riding and ballet in her free time. She is a School Governor as well as a keen mentor, contributing to the mentoring schemes at her former schools as well as to Gray’s Inn Education Department as a facilitator to the GAP programme, Ethics trainer, Moot Judge and Member of the Scholarships Committee.

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