"Ciara Fairley is instructed in a broad range of agricultural, commercial and residential property law. She has experience of cases with professional negligence and insolvency aspects, and is regularly called on to act in complex cases with issues of valuation."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Ciara is exceptional and she provides astute advice."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Ciara Fairley is very thorough in her preparation and leaves no stone unturned." Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Ciara Fairley is known for her focus in agricultural property matters, and particularly in handling partnership disputes, succession and proprietary estoppel claims."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"Ciara is incredibly thorough, meticulous in preparation and very readily accessible when you have urgent matters. She inspires confidence in the clients." Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"Ciara Fairley has particular expertise in the agriculture space. She is very user-friendly and warm with clients. She is someone who is developing a niche in agriculture."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"Ciara is detailed and intelligent and works hard."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"Very thorough and committed – a very impressive junior."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"Ciara is a bright and determined barrister and has a bright future."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
"We use Ciara Fairley because we want to be successful and we want to win and she brings the level of detail we are looking for."
"Ciara has a first-class mind, her paperwork is outstanding and she is very well liked by clients."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2024 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
‘Ciara is very detailed and tenacious.’Legal 500 2024 (Property Litigation)
‘Ciara provides down-to-earth, accurate and strategically astute advice. Clients adore her.’ Legal 500 2024 (Agriculture)
"Ciara is highly articulate and good on her feet. She is cognisant of clients' objectives and maps out a client strategy to achieve the client's aim."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023
"Ciara is extraordinarily clever. She is one of the most thorough barristers that I have ever instructed, and her written work is outstanding."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023
‘Ciara is an extraordinarily clever and thorough barrister, and her written work is outstanding.'Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2023
Ciara Fairley is instructed in a broad range of agricultural, commercial and residential property law. She has experience of cases with professional negligence and insolvency aspects and is regularly called on to act in complex cases with issues of valuation. "She is a class act and very good to work with."Chambers UK Guide 2022 (Real Estate Litigation)
‘ Ciara is very clever. Her attention to detail is second to none. Her commitment to the cause of the client is outstanding. Highly recommended. ’Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2022
Regularly practises a broad range of agricultural, commercial and residential property law, including matters with professional negligence, insolvency and planning aspects. Strengths: "Provides sharp and tactically good advice." "All over the detail and also really responsive."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2021 (Real Estate Litigation)
Known for her work in residential, commercial and agricultural property law matters. She has expertise handling landlord and tenant disputes and proprietary estoppel claims. Strengths: "She is extremely diligent." "She is extremely thorough, she has a very calming influence on clients in stressful situations and she has fantastic attention to detail."Chambers and Partners Guide 2021 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"A highly analytical mind. Exceptional at cutting through enormous amounts of factual evidence. Great with clients. Very approachable and easy to work with."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2021
"She is a talented advocate who fights hard for her client."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2021 (Agriculture)
Regularly practises a broad range of agricultural, commercial and residential property law, including matters with professional negligence, insolvency and planning aspects. Strengths: "She is super bright and thinks on her feet." "An excellent barrister to work with who has great empathy with clients." "Very straight-talking and gives very clear advice." Recent work: Acted in a case regarding a complex application for relief from forfeiture for a long lease of commercial premises in a large shopping centre.Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2020 (Real Estate Litigation)
"She is very thorough and has great attention to detail."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2020
Strengths: 'She is extremely bright and very hard-working." "A rising star.' Recent work: Acted in a two-day residential property trial involving a dispute over a service charge as to whether the tenants in question had acquired the right to manage the building." Chambers UK Guide 2019 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Regularly practices a broad range of agricultural, commercial and residential property law, including matters with professional negligence, insolvency and planning aspects. Strengths: 'Great in conference, user friendly and a good advocate who is a real safe pair of hands.' Recent work: Appeared in the Supreme Court in McDonald v McDonald, a case concerning the impact of human rights claims in cases involving private individuals." Chambers UK Guide 2018 (Real Estate Litigation)
