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Fiona heads the Liverpool family law team and manages the renowned national family team at Weightmans across our offices. She is recognised by Legal 500 as a Leading Individual in family law in the North West having over 25 years’ experience dealing exclusively with family law issues.

Fiona specialises in divorce, financial settlements and children law issues arising out of relationship breakdown with particular expertise in complex divorces involving company, partnership and trust issues.

She has a significant practice in pre and post marital agreements and cohabitation agreements, as well as a wealth of experience in dealing with children cases, particularly involving international relocation.

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Fiona is known for her strategic and focused advice in delivering results for clients. Her understanding of the needs of clients enables her to offer a first-rate and bespoke service to her clients resulting in regular referrals from fellow professionals including barristers and other members of the legal profession.

Former clients include high net worth individuals, businessmen, entrepreneurs, medical and dental professionals, sports and media personalities.

Fiona is keen to offer alternatives to litigation with a child centred and amicable approach to separation. She is a trained collaborative lawyer; she chaired the Merseyside collaborative law group for over six years. She is an active member of Resolution and sits on the Merseyside Regional Committee for Resolution. She also sits on the Liverpool Law Society Family Committee helping to shape local family law issues.

Fiona is recognised as a leader in her field in both independent legal directories, Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, being described as ‘technically excellent; really approachable and able to build a real rapport with clients, who trust her implicitly’.

Fiona is part of the winning team named Family Law Firm of the Year at the LexisNexis Family Law Awards.

  • Fiona Davidson is head of the Liverpool family law team at Weightmans and also leads the national team. She is particularly strong in financial remedy proceedings while also assisting clients with postnuptial agreements and Children Act proceedings.

    Chambers and Partners 2025

  • Fiona combines force and steel with charm and good humour. She's very straight to the line, does very good, high-quality work and is a pleasure to work with. It's always a team effort with her.

    Chambers and Partners 2025

  • Fiona is highly experienced and very knowledgeable. She is calm and empathetic with clients and good at managing expectations; she is a very good communicator.

    Chambers and Partners 2025

  • Fiona Davidson is an excellent family lawyer. She has an excellent command of the law itself, but more importantly for divorce matters, is able to provide practical and pragmatic solutions whilst managing client emotions. She is supportive but firm in equal measures.

    Legal 500 2025

  • Fiona Davidson is an excellent family lawyer. She has an excellent command of the law itself, but more importantly for divorce matters, is able to provide practical and pragmatic solutions whilst managing client emotions. She is supportive but firm in equal measures.

    Legal 500 2025