JUNIOR PROFILE

Paul Parker

UK Bar 2026

4 New Square Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

11 years ranked

Professional Discipline

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

About

Provided by 4 New Square Chambers

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Principal areas are (i) professional liability and disciplinary matters involving lawyers (including WCOs), accountants, auditors, actuaries, financial services professionals, insolvency practitioners, insurance brokers, surveyors/valuers; (ii) general commercial/chancery commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on insurance law; (iii) costs. Principal cases include: Infinity Reliance v Heath Crawford (2023 KB Comm): insurance brokers’ negligence; Suleman v GOC (2023 KB Admin): conflicts of interest; Barclay-Watt v Alpha Panareti (2021 QB Comm; 2022 CA): group action, property development, misrep; Mowlam v Rippon Patel & French (2020 QB): solicitor/client costs assessment; Quinn v Sullivan (2019 QB): commercial fraud; Le Brocq v Liverpool Crown Court (2019 CA): criminal WCO quashed; Riaz v Ashwood (2018 SCCO): delivery up of solicitors’ files; SRA v Emeana (2013 QB Admin): disciplinary interface between dishonesty and lack of integrity; Nationwide BS v Davisons (2012 QB and CA): solicitors’ liability for breach of trust; Makar v Russell Jones & Walker (2012 QB Comm): strike-out and CROs; Crabtree v Ng (2011 CA): stage 1 WCO quashed; Yechiel v Kerry London (2010 QB Comm): falsified insurance claims; Angel Solicitors v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (2009 Ch): solicitors’ undertakings; Nationwide BS v Lewis (1998 CA): no liability of salaried partner without reliance.

Career

MA (Cantab). Called (Middle Temple) 1986. At 4 New Square since 1987.

Professional Memberships

PNBA, ChBA, COMBAR, LCLCBA, BILA, ARDL.

Publications

Editor of Jackson & Powell: Professional Liability Precedents.

Personal

Educated at Mill Hill School and Christ’s College, Cambridge. Leisure interests: choral and solo singing, lawn tennis. Languages: French, Serbian.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Paul Parker is a highly experienced barrister whose practice in professional liability encompasses claims against virtually all non-medical professions. This includes cases involving solicitors, barristers, accountants, insurance brokers and numerous others. His work has often concerned negligence in relation to commercial conveyancing, audit planning and financial mis-selling.

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Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Paul Parker is a respected barrister with a broad disciplinary practice. He is experienced in challenges concerning the misapplication of conduct rules by various regulatory bodies. He has particular expertise in disciplinary work involving the accountancy, financial services and legal professions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Paul Parker is very good.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Paul Parker is doing high-level work and is very, very good in court.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Paul Parker is an impressive barrister.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar
Paul Parker was prepared and knew his stuff. He also kept himself open to discussion and worked well to short deadlines.
Professional DisciplineUK Bar
Paul Parker did a marvellous job on a tricky case.
Professional DisciplineUK Bar