Legal 500 EMEA 2023 highlights Atkin Chambers’ strength in depth in the region
Awards
Atkin Chambers has been recognised as a Tier 1 set for construction by the new The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 (UK […]
12th Apr 2023
"She is extremely good on her feet, very eloquent and highly persuasive when arguing a position. She is also hard-working and tactically astute."
Chambers and Partners
Equally as comfortable in appellate courts as she is in front of international arbitral tribunals; Fiona Parkin KC enjoys the challenge of fighting and winning large scale complex commercial disputes. Whilst her practice encompasses Chambers’ core specialisations, in recent years it has expanded to include commercial property disputes. Fiona is ranked as a Leading Silk in each of the fields in which she practices.
Recent examples of her work are set out below.
1992: Inns of Court Scholar
Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship
1990: LLM (Hons) (Upper Second) Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
British Academy Scholar
Evan Lewis Thomas Scholar
1989: LLB (Hons) (1st Class) Exeter University
Fiona is a member of TECBAR, COMBAR, the LCLCBA and the SCL.
“Fiona has all the details at her fingertips, and she’s excellent on strategy and a pleasure to work with.”
“She carries out stunning cross-examinations.”
Construction, Chambers UK Bar 2023
“She is a fantastic cross-examiner.”
Energy & Natural Resources, Chambers 2023
“Fiona is incredibly hard-working, excellent on her feet and has grappled with some very complicated points of law in our case. She is a pleasure to work with.”
Professional Negligence, Chambers 2023
“Technically excellent and able to handle demanding clients with ease on very complicated international arbitrations and on issues of international enforcement. Fiona’s confident advocacy is always supported by her meticulous attention to detail; no stone is left unturned.”
Construction, The Legal 500 2023
“Popular with clients, her confident advocacy is always supported by her meticulous attention to detail.”
Energy, The Legal 500 2023
“Technically excellent; and able to handle demanding clients with ease on very complicated international arbitrations and on issues of international enforcement.”
International Arbitration: Counsel, The Legal 500 2023
“Fiona is very meticulous in her approach to analysing the precise facts of the case and picking apart the legal basis of a claim. She is highly analytical and work incredibly hard to get under the detail of claims on very short order. Her advocacy is impressive. She is clear, commanding and performed particularly well for me in the Court of Appeal at the end of 2021. She is excellent and a pleasure to work with.”
Professional Negligence, the Legal 500 2023
“She is incredibly considered and across the detail, and she injects a lot of energy into a matter.” “She is very effective in the hearings and comes up with lots of good ideas.”
Construction, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2022
She is a very good advocate who is very good at tailoring her submission to what a tribunal wants to hear and making arguments seem attractive.”
Energy, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2022
“Very hard-working, driven and easy to work with as well as being very effective in hearings.”
“A standout KC for me, she’s very sharp: she cuts through all the side issues and gets right to the point.”
Professional Negligence, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2022
“She is excellent. Tenacious, an effective advocate, thorough, clever and with good judgement. A pleasure to work with.”
Construction, The Legal 500 2022
“Highly experienced and very client-focused, she is a strategic thinker who provides very clear and commercial advice.”
Energy, The Legal 500 2022
“Incredibly hard-working, very smart and extremely effective.” “A wide skill set for development and construction work.”
“Calm and measured with clients, and tactically excellent.”
Construction, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2021
“She gets on top of cases across a broad range of areas and is a truly exceptional advocate.”
Energy, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2021
“She is excellent on her feet, with very impressive cross-examination skills.”
Professional Negligence, The Legal 500 2021
“She is highly insightful and her technical expertise unquestionable, so she is right up there with the best of them.”
Energy, The Legal 500 2021
“Always into the detail and really knows her stuff. Excellent on her feet with very impressive cross- examination skills. A joy to work with. She is also a real fighter and good tactician.”
Construction, The Legal 500 2021
“Incredibly hard-working, very smart and extremely effective.” “A wide skill set for development and construction work.” “Calm and measured with clients, and tactically excellent.”
Construction, Chambers & Partners UK Bar and Global 2020
“She gets on top of cases across a broad range of areas and is a truly exceptional advocate.”
Energy & Natural Resources, Chambers & Partners UK Bar and Global 2020
“A very no-nonsense, authoritative advocate.” “She is well prepared and always knows what she is doing. She is very hands-on, and a nice lawyer to deal with.”
Professional Negligence, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2020
“Hardworking, pragmatic, determined and an excellent advocate.”
Construction, The Legal 500 2020
“Works well as part of a team to achieve a common goal, setting out the risks of different strategies.”
Energy, The Legal 500 2020
“She is steely, hard and gracious in equal measure.”
Professional Negligence, The Legal 500 2020
The above are a selection of recent client endorsements from the leading legal directories, both UK and internationally. For a complete list of endorsements, please contact the practice management team at Atkin Chambers.