Call: 2019

Fabjola Aruci

  • “Dynamic and tenacious on her feet, anticipating outcomes and seeking the best for our client.”

  • “Fabjola is knowledgeable, detail orientated, responsive and pleasant to work with.”

  • “Fabjola is a joy to work with. She is a robust, subtle and clever advocate, and is technically very able. But my internal clients are most appreciative of her excellent bedside manner, and her ability to manage complex and often intimidating situations at court with good humour and a reassuring sense of ease that inspires great confidence. Fabjola’s approach to cases is refreshingly practical and based on a sound understanding of the law and process, but also informed by a large dose of common sense and a realistic view on what can be achieved.”

  • “A pleasure to work with, extremely professional, friendly, and highly competent.”

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Practice Summary

Fabjola is a skilled civil litigator and is a specialist commercial barrister with a strong reputation for delivering clear, strategic and commercially-focused advice in matters involving commercial contracts and commercial landlord and tenant law. During the course of her career she has developed a reputation for meticulous case preparation, persuasive advocacy, and achieving practical solutions for clients.

Building on this expertise, Fabjola also specialises in company and commercial law, focusing on contractual disputes, commercial landlord and tenant matters, and SME shareholder and director disputes. She combines a strong understanding of statutory frameworks and procedural rules with a pragmatic approach, making her a valuable advocate for both individuals and businesses.

She is committed to providing forensic first-class advocacy and has been described by clients and instructing solicitors alike as:

“Dynamic and tenacious on her feet, anticipating outcomes and seeking the best for our client.”

“A pleasure to work with, extremely professional, friendly, and highly competent.”

“Fabjola is knowledgeable, detail orientated, responsive and pleasant to work with.”

“Fabjola is a joy to work with. She is a robust, subtle and clever advocate, and is technically very able. But my internal clients are most appreciative of her excellent bedside manner, and her ability to manage complex and often intimidating situations at court with good humour and a reassuring sense of ease that inspires great confidence. Fabjola’s approach to cases is refreshingly practical and based on a sound understanding of the law and process, but also informed by a large dose of common sense and a realistic view on what can be achieved.”

Outside of the law, Fabjola is passionate about philanthropy and is the Founding Director of The Drita Project UK, a charitable international project providing assistance and support to impoverished children and families with access to medical care resources and education.

Fabjola’s commercial practice includes:

  • Contractual Disputes: Advising and representing clients in disputes over commercial agreements, service contracts, and supply arrangements.

  • Commercial Landlord & Tenant: Handling lease disputes, dilapidations claims and rent recovery for commercial premises.

  • SME & Director/Shareholder Matters: Advising small and medium enterprises on governance, partnership issues, and shareholder disputes.

  • Regulatory & Compliance Matters: Assisting businesses with statutory obligations, enforcement actions, and risk management.

She draws on years of civil advocacy experience, particularly in complex, fact-driven cases, to provide precise advice and confident courtroom representation. Fabjola is a contributor to our quarterly 4-5 Commercial Law Update.

Prior to practice at the Bar, Fabjola worked as a legal advisor to a multinational risk management, insurance brokerage (3rd largest in the world) and advisory company. Her responsibilities spanned several practice areas including (re)insurance, employment and data protection and geographically covered company business worldwide (over 140 countries). This enabled her to provide commercially strategic legal advice to businesses and clients, in a timely and succinct manner. 

  • Possession and anti-social behaviour proceedings

  • Residential disrepair claims

  • Rent arrears and landlord enforcement actions

  • Strategic advice on tenancy disputes and related statutory frameworks

Fabjola’s work in housing law gives her a strong foundation in negotiation, risk assessment, and drafting legally robust documents—skills which directly translate to commercial and contractual work.

Fabjola has been invited to speak on Immigration and International Refugee law at the House of Lords by Women Worldwide Advancing Freedom and Equality (WWAFE) and has presented lectures on the same at the European University of Tirana.  She has also provided legal assistance and research for the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Committee in its task to transpose CEDAW into domestic law.

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