Members have an international reputation as specialist advocates and experts in all forms of dispute resolution in their chosen practice areas.
"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 QC 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.
“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
“A very good advocate who is technically competent and very detail-oriented.”
Construction, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2019
“Determined and authoritative, she’s very good at ignoring the noise in a case and getting to the crux of the matter.” “She is really good at cutting through huge amounts of technical information and dragging out the key points.”
Energy, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2019
“A hard-working and able advocate.” “She is very thorough and won’t go to court without being fully armed.”
Professional Negligence, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2019
“Significant expertise in the water sector, she is able to understand complex engineering issues and distil them into relatively straightforward issues.”
Construction, The Legal 500 2019
“Quickly gets a handle on the issues, provides robust advice and is easy to work.”
Energy, The Legal 500 2019
“Able to understand complex engineering issues and distil them into relatively straightforward issues.”
Professional Negligence, The Legal 500 2019
“Very impressive, tenacious and extremely hard-working.” “Gets to grip with the issues quickly, very client-friendly and easy to work with.”
Construction, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2018 and Chambers Global 2018
“She is great for complex claims with multiple counterparties – she really stays on top of the details.”
Energy, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2018 and Chambers Global 2018
“Gets to grip with the issues quickly, and is very client-friendly and easy to work with.”
Professional Negligence, Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2018
“Amazingly diligent, incisive and dedicated like no other.”
Construction, The Legal 500 2017
“Solid number crunching skills and outstanding work ethic.”
Energy, The Legal 500 2017
“Impressive and technically very able.”
Professional Negligence, The Legal 500 2017
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.
