Mr Tim Parker KC KC > Deka Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Deka Chambers
3-5 Norwich Street
London
EC4A 1DR
England
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Work Department

Family Law

Position

Tim is a barrister and arbitrator specialising in family and associated civil litigation.  He is instructed in care proceedings featuring non-accidental injury, death and sexual abuse, radicalisation, adoption, special guardianship, Human Rights Act claims arising in care proceedings and judicial review of local authority decisions concerning children. In the Court of Protection, he is instructed in both property and welfare decisions.  Tim also undertakes financial remedy cases, cohabitee disputes, financial provision for children and family property disputes. Tim is qualified to arbitrate both financial remedy and child disputes.  Tim is licensed to accept instructions directly from members of the public.

Publications:

Editor of “The Revised Public Law Outline” (2015) 2nd Edition, published by 9 Gough Square.

Career

Called to the Bar in 1995.  Arbitrator in 2014.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit,

Association of Lawyers for Children,

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators.

Education

BA (Hons) Univesity College London, MCIArb.

Leisure

Away from work Tim is a keen historic racing driver.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse

(2022 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1

Tim Parker KCDeka Chambers ‘Tim has a reassuring and calm manner in court. He is eloquent in cross-examination, detailed and persuasive. He is able to deal with expert witnesses when their evidence is not favourable to his client. He is highly regarded in the profession.’

Deka Chambers is a ‘highly skilled chambers’, with members particularly well known for public law children work. Tim Parker KC is an ‘extremely knowledgeable and professional advocate’ who undertakes a wide range of child law work for both private individuals and local authorities. Oliver Millington is admired for his ‘clear, concise and extremely effective oral advocacy’ and has particular expertise in complex public law children cases. ‘Top-quality barrister’ Tara Vindis is another key contact.