Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Litigation

North West

7 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Fiona Parry

UK

Practice Areas

Commercial Dispute Resolution including Contract and Tort Disputes, Supplier Claims, Shareholder Disputes, Partnership and LLP Disputes, Warranty and Completion Account Claims, Fraud and Misfeasance Claims, Judicial Review, Statutory Compensation Claims, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Professional Negligence Disputes, Contentious Probate and Trust Claims.

Career

Admitted as a Solicitor in 1995.

DLA Piper – Associate & Senior Associate - 1998-2005

Halliwells LLP – Partner 2005-2010

Hill Dickinson LLP – Partner 2010 to date.

Hill Dickinson LLP – Head of CDR Liverpool Team 2013-2023

Hill Dickinson LLP – Head of National CDR, Restructuring, Regulatory and Family Teams 2019-2024

Hill Dickinson LLP – Elected LLP Board Member 2020-2024

Hill Dickinson LLP – Head of Business Services Group and Executive Board Member 2024 onwards

Professional Memberships

Law Society of England and Wales

Liverpool Law Society

PNLA

Personal

Married with 2 sons. Lives in Liverpool.

Family, Gardening, Travel, Outdoors and Rugby.

Awards

Shortlisted- Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse

2025

Shortlisted -Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year

Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse

2025

The Team was commended for Commercial Dispute Resolution

The Times Best Law Firms

2025

Outstanding Team Award- Dispute Resolution & Litigation

Liverpool Law Society

2024

Shortlisted - Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse

2024

Shortlisted -Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year

Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse

2024

Shortlisted -Professional Services Leader

Northern Leadership Awards

2024

Shortlisted - Dispute Resolution Award

Liverpool Law Society

2018

Dispute Resolution Award

Liverpool Law Society

2015

Shortlisted - Litigation Award

The Lawyer

2016

Dispute Resolution Award

Liverpool Law Society

2013

Clients

Confidential

Work Highlights

• Acted for international project management company in multi-million dollar arbitration in respect the refurbishment of an offshore drilling rig

• Acted for national leisure operator in pursuing multi-million statutory compensation “injurious affection” claim for coastal erosion against a port operator

• Acted for US billionaire in pursuing a misfeasance and breach of duty claim against his former superyacht captain including worldwide freezing injunction

• Acted for German engineering company in multi million pound dispute for wrongful termination of contract.

• Successfully settled a multi-million pound professional negligence action against solicitors for failing to document business sale agreement correctly

• Acted for national retailer in successfully extracting them from an onerous long term trade contract

• Acted for a shareholder in an international property business in respect of a shareholder dispute and unfair prejudice/winding up petition

• Acted for shipyard in claim over disputed ‘ransom strip’ vessel access

• Acted for partners in large family agricultural business in settling partnership dispute and splitting the business

• Successfully resisted a harbour revision order at public inquiry and resisted the subsequent attempt to judicially review the decision

• Acted for national distributor in negotiating settlement of a million pound claim for breach of contract from one of its customers

Industry Sector Expertise

See above.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

England and Wales

Litigated in the BVI Court

Languages Spoken

English (Fluent)

French (Basic)

Education

Reading University

LLB

1989 - 1992

Experience

See above.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK

Litigation - North West

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Fiona Parry heads the commercial litigation team in Liverpool and is regularly called upon to advise on corporate and commercial disputes.

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