Kate Parker

Year of call 2010

‘For us, Kate is the standout probate and trusts barrister in Wales. She is measured, methodical and conscientious. She is a star.’

Chambers and Partners 2026 – Chancery

‘Kate is very friendly. She is consistent and unflappable. She gets herself up to speed quickly to assist, even when instructed at the last minute, and provides pragmatic advice. ’

Chambers and Partners 2026– Commercial Dispute Resolution

‘Kate Parker has got an eye for detail, is brilliant at practical solutions and turns around advice incredibly quickly. She's brilliant value; maybe even too good. ’

Chambers and Partners 2026 – Chancery

‘ Kate has excellent experience and good knowledge. She is approachable, helpful and counsel whom clients can look to instruct time and time again ’

Legal 500 2026 - Commercial Litigation

‘Notable for her expertise in contract, partnership and shareholder disputes. ’

Chambers and Partners 2026

‘Kate is 'praised for her excellent client management and drafting skills'’

Legal 500 2026

Kate specialises in traditional and commercial chancery work, acting in contentious and non-contentious matters for a wide range of private, corporate, and professional clients. She appears regularly in the High Court, County Court, and before various Tribunals across her areas of expertise.

Kate’s practice ranges from probate and trusts disputes, property disputes and company and partnership matters, to advising on and drafting trusts, deeds of variation and other estate planning documents. She also provides guidance on tax matters affecting estates and trusts, including Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax / Land Transaction Tax.

Kate is adept at managing factually and legally complex matters, offering clear, strategic advice, and acting as an effective advocate and problem solver for her clients.

A full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Kate brings recognised expertise in trusts, estates and related matters. She is also a qualified civil and commercial mediator, offering clients effective alternatives to litigation.

Wills, Trusts & Estates

Kate is a specialist Chancery barrister with a particular focus on wills, trusts and probate matters, acting in both contentious and non-contentious work. She is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and welcomes instructions in all areas of trusts and estate law.

Kate advises clients on the construction, rectification, variation and validity of wills and trusts, and accepts instructions to advise on and draft deeds and trusts, including deeds of variation, deed of appointment and other estate planning documents. She also advises on tax matters affecting estates and trusts, including Inheritance Tax, Capital Gains Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax/ Land Transaction Tax. She has particular experience in agricultural and landed estates, as well as estates involving business and partnerships.

Some of her recent cases include:

Boult v Rees [2023] EWHC 147 (Ch):
Successful defence of a challenge to the testator’s testamentary capacity
James v McGuire and Others [2023] EWHC 1240 (Ch): Successful adult child 1975 Act claim
Challenges to wills on the grounds of capacity, undue influence, fraudulent calumny, due execution and knowledge and approval
Interpretation and rectification of wills and trusts
Applications for limited grants including copy wills
Applications to remove or substitute executors and trustees
Caveats, appearances, warnings and summonses
Advice on charitable gifts and trusts
Acting in claims involving devastavit and/or reach of trust
Pension trust disputes
Claims by estates to recover debts or compensation, including cases involving financial abuse
Proprietary estoppel including disputes over agricultural land

Kate also accepts instructions as a mediator in inheritance, wills and trusts disputes.

Property and Land

Kate has extensive experience in property and land disputes, acting for individuals, businesses and trustees. Her work spans a wide range of real property and trust related issues, and she regularly appears in the County Court and High Court.

Kate has a particular interest in the intersection of property and trusts law, frequently advising on beneficial ownership, estoppel, and trust based claims concerning land. She is often instructed to provide written opinions on complex issues of trust law, proprietary rights and taxation.

Some of her recent instructions include:

Boundary disputes
Cases concerning party walls and encroachments
Easements including disputes about rights of way, drainage rights and rights of access
Restrictive and positive covenants, including their enforcement, modification and discharge
Commercial landlord and tenant disputes
Residential landlord and tenant disputes
Implied and constructive trusts, including co-ownership and beneficial interest disputes
Setting aside declarations of trust on the grounds of common mistake or misrepresentation
Proprietary estoppel, including claims concerning land, farms and family property
Possession claims including proceedings against trespassers

Kate also accepts instructions to act as a mediator in real property and land matters.

Company and Commercial

Kate maintains a broad commercial law practice including contract disputes, misrepresentation and sale of goods. She approaches cases with thorough preparation and a practical outlook from initial advice through to trial. Kate’s recent company law work includes partnership disputes, advising on articles of association, and shareholder disputes.

Kate also has experience in insolvency matters, debt recovery and mortgage enforcement. She is frequently instructed to provide written opinions on complex company law issues, shareholder disputes and contractual rights.

Some of Kate’s recent instructions include

Advising and representing shareholders in unfair prejudice petitions and derivative claims
Advising companies on shareholding issues and corporate governance
Claims for removal of directors
Advising on misrepresentation claims, including where a party was induced into entering into a commercial lease on a false premise.
Advising and representing both claimants and defendants in contractual disputes under the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

As a qualified civil and commercial mediator Kate accepts instructions to act as a mediator in a range of inheritance, estates, property and commercial cases.