Kate Parlett
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Public International Law
Band 1
About
Provided by Kate Parlett
Practice Areas
Kate specialises in public international law and international arbitration. Her practice covers the full range of public international law including land and maritime boundaries, law of the sea, state responsibility, treaty obligations, immunities, the use of force, international humanitarian law, international trade law, human rights, environmental law and sanctions. She also represents states and investors in investment treaty arbitrations, including under the ICSID and UNCITRAL rules.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Highly regarded for investment treaty arbitrations and inter-state disputes, Kate Parlett has appeared as an advocate before the ICJ in multiple cases concerning a range of PIL issues, including arbitration over terrestrial and maritime delimitation. She also teaches international law at both Cambridge and Geneva.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kate's strategic vision and insight into the International Court of Justice is invaluable. She is a very talented advocate and a true expert in public international law."
"Kate is an absolutely first-rate legal thinker. She will know a case inside out. When you have her on a team, you know that you can fight a case with an extra gear."
"She is an unwavering and efficient advocate in hearings, a very effective cross-examiner and always on top of all procedural aspects of the case. You intuitively feel safe with her on your side."
"Kate blows away the courtroom with her excellent, clear, persuasive submissions."
"Kate's strategic vision and insight into the International Court of Justice is invaluable. She is a very talented advocate and a true expert in public international law."
"Kate is an absolutely first-rate legal thinker. She will know a case inside out. When you have her on a team, you know that you can fight a case with an extra gear."
"She is an unwavering and efficient advocate in hearings, a very effective cross-examiner and always on top of all procedural aspects of the case. You intuitively feel safe with her on your side."
"Kate blows away the courtroom with her excellent, clear, persuasive submissions."
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