Rebecca Fenner

Rebecca has considerable experience in all aspects of family and children law, having practiced almost exclusively in family law throughout her career, including:

• High value financial cases involving matrimonial and non-matrimonial property
• Large property portfolios
• Complex business structures
• Issues of domestic abuse and coercive control
• Child arrangements on separation, particularly relating to international relocation

Rebecca prides herself on providing her clients with reassuring and comprehensive support in all aspects of their case, and looking to always work practically and pragmatically to determine creative solutions to bring about the very best resolution for their case, with the minimal stress and expense.

Career

Rebecca trained in family law and practiced in central London before relocating to Cambridge in 2014.

Whilst practicing in Cambridge, Rebecca previously headed the private family team of a regional firm, forging strong links as an active member of the Cambridge legal community.

Rebecca represents a diverse range of clients from a wide variety of backgrounds and in particular:

• Highly successful corporate clients, predominantly within the technology industry
• Academics
• Doctors, researchers and medical staff

Rebecca also regularly represents vulnerable of financially weaker spouses who are finding it difficult to access the marital wealth on separation.

Rebecca advises clients on all aspects of family law and particularly following the breakdown of a relationship including:

• Children issues such as child arrangements, direct and indirect contact, international relocation and child abduction
• Discrete children issues such as educational and medical dispute
• Financial matters arising from the breakdown of relationships both where parties were married and where cohabiting
• Schedule 1 applications for provision for children
• Preparing, drafting and advising on pre and postnuptial agreements
• Implementing pre and postnuptial agreements on separation
• The use of injunctive proceedings, and particularly Occupation Orders.

Rebecca has considerable experience assisting international clients, particularly those working across several countries, and has worked on many cases involving jurisdictional disputes concerning financial and children matters. Her client base is global with clients in Europe, America and Asia.

Education

Rebecca read law at Sussex University, following which she completed her LPC at the College of Law, Bloomsbury. Whilst at University she received a first class for her dissertation on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, which led to her obtaining the first-ever internship at the country’s only fertility law firm at the time.

Accolades

• Rebecca holds Higher Rights of Audience, having obtained these whilst still a trainee solicitor, and is an accredited member of the family law panel, specialising in children law and complex financial remedy proceedings.
• Rebecca was recognised in the Legal 500 2024 edition as being "tenacious and detail oriented", playing a key part in a team that is "diligent, technically sound and warm and friendly". She received further acclaim in the 2025 edition where she was named as a ‘Leading Associate’ and described as being ‘truly excellent’ and ‘standout’ with work at the ‘highest standard’. 

Languages

Rebecca speaks intermediate Italian and is continuing regular lessons aiming to achieve fluency. She also speaks French to a lower level.

Testimonials

‘Rebecca Fenner is an exceptional lawyer with a hugely detailed knowledge of her field. Her empathetic and kind approach to clients helps to reassure them, but she is also practical and conscientious and will leave no stone unturned to ensure the best results for those she represents. She has excellent analytical and client care skills. I would recommend her to anyone.’ - Legal 500

‘Rebecca Fenner was the solicitor who handled my case and provided, in my view, a truly outstanding service from the outset, throughout and to conclusion.’ - Legal 500

‘Rebecca Fenner is an effective and tenacious advocate who goes the extra mile for her clients.’ - Legal 500

‘Rebecca Fenner, in particular, was so tenacious and strong throughout the process that I felt like she was a shield between me and my ex-husband. Rebecca also gave me options during the process on how to proceed based on what she knew about me and my ex-husband. Most of all, I felt heard and listened to when I explained my particular struggles around dealing with the other party and how he would likely behave, given Rebecca’s experience. It felt like she’d seen us before and she knew how to handle it, and she did that really well.’ - Legal 500

‘Rebecca and her team considered my personal circumstances very carefully and made me feel held and supported throughout the whole divorce process. I also really appreciated that at a very stressful time in my life, I was able to send a lot of my initial information via WhatsApp, which made it easy to manage around my children.’ - Legal 500

‘I have experienced first class service from Vardags. My first appointment with Rebecca Fenner followed another with a different law firm. She instantly put me at ease and made me feel that I was justified, sensible and reasonable in my approach (unlike the previous solicitor). My case has been ongoing for some time and she has never failed to guide me and I have felt able to trust and heed her advice. Both Rebecca and Anna Jones attended my FDR and their presence made my day far less stressful with their confidence and humour.’  - Legal 500

Personal

Rebecca is hugely passionate about reading (in particular Italian crime novels) cooking, travelling, exercise and spending time with her children.

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