FAMILY

We deal with all aspects of marriage and relationship breakdown including divorce and the resolution of financial matters between court whether by agreement or through court.

COMMERCIAL

The firm will handle all aspects of buying and selling businesses and business premises.

Welcome to the firm of Fiona Donnelly Solicitors. The principal Fiona Donnelly has been practising for almost 20 years in the areas of law outlined in our services.

In addition she is a senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast where she teaches practice and procedure to trainee barristers and solicitors. She is one of the founder members of the Law Society’s Advocacy Working Party and runs a course to improve the court representation skills of solicitors. In addition she chairs the Children Order Accreditation Panel Board which selects solicitors to represent children in court proceedings.

The clientele of the firm is diverse and we seek to provide any assistance required in relation to any special needs of our clients. For many years Fiona Donnelly has been involved in Immigration work and acting for foreign nationals.

We can guarantee you personal and professional service for all your legal needs.

Financial Outcomes after Divorce…

There is much news interest in the cases of McFarland and Miller which were recently decided at House of Lords level and dealt with important issues such as ongoing maintenance for spouses, lump sums, reasonable expectation, the significance of one party’s conduct. Contact us to discuss the impact of these cases and the possibility of entering into Pre nuptial agreements

Data Protection

Non –Compliance with DPA is a criminal offence…On the other hand the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act provide excellent methods for obtaining information at a very early stage before expensive proceedings are entered into.

Civil Partnerships

Change in legislation has brought about new rights for civil partners registered as such. It has also imposed a method akin to divorce for sorting out property on the breakdown of the relationship.