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Katherine is a Director and Head of the Litigation Department. In 2025 she was awarded Legal Leader of the Year by The Cornwall Law Society at the Awards Ceremony at Truro Cathedral.
Katherine specialises in various aspects of litigation including accident claims, clinical negligence, employment, defending clients from public prosecutions and road traffic offences. She is a specialist advocate and excels at and enjoys conducting her own advocacy and has appeared in many courts, including Magistrates, Crown, County and High Court.
Katherine grew up in East Cornwall. She read Law (Jurisprudence) at Keble College, Oxford where she obtained a First Class Degree. She was awarded the Rowe and Mawe Prize for the Best First Class Degree in her year. She attended Law School in Bristol, again gaining a Top Distinction. She qualified at Bond Pearce Solicitors in Plymouth before moving to Parnalls.
Katherine not only manages the Litigation Team but also leads the Firm. She is passionately committed to uniting her team and staff, in the cause of delivering the very best legal service to the Firm’s clients. Katherine says “Our business is about people; it always has been. Our clients are our lifeblood, and they mean everything to us. We pride ourselves on listening and delivering solutions and making the legal journey as positive as we can. I am also committed to working together in a positive way within the Firm to strengthen all our relationships and make sure we are doing the very best job we can”.
Katherine prioritises learning and training and is delivering a series of lectures at Plymouth University School of Law on Dispute Resolution, her main area of expertise.
Katherine enjoys getting out and about in the County, riding, getting in or in the water as often as possible (preferably without a wetsuit for as much of the year as possible!), travelling further afield, dance and in particular ballet and she is currently learning the Argentine Tango, with a view to turning up at a Milonga in Buenos Aires any time soon.
Katherine describes her approach
“Litigation involves a fight. It has come about because the client cannot solve a particular situation him or herself. The client needs a representative capable of and willing to protect and promote their interests. Every case is individual and different skills and approaches are required. But skills which must always be employed are the ability to understand what the client wants, absolute attention to detail and the most thorough preparation. But most of all a litigator needs the ability to judge which methods will work for the client in a particular situation; sometimes it will be charm and engagement, sometimes forceful aggression, but whatever is required I will rise to that challenge and give 100% to your cause when it really matters.”
“Thank you again for your wonderful support through this challenging time, your quiet expertise, kindness, compassion but mostly understanding how to find joy through this challenging situation is completely unique. You have changed our ridiculous perceptions of how we thought lawyers worked, guiding us and letting us explore fully informed decisions with honesty, respect, understanding & fun. You have given Mum the strength to get up and go again. I really feel that rehabilitation clinicians/the whole world could learn a huge amount from your profession (well from you, can’t imagine there are many Katherine’s).
Just thank you, we will often think of you tirelessly processing cases (I suspect) walking the coast finding honeysuckle in the hedgerows hours before most folks’ alarms go off, hard work this being bloody amazing”.
Parnalls Client
“Thank you for the calm, methodical way that you helped me with this matter. It has been a tricky period but I can honestly say that you quickly identified the important matters that needed to be dealt with and guided me in the right direction on all of them. Your advice has been superb and I will be forever grateful.”
Parnalls Client
“I fully recommend Katherine Flashman Kitson of Parnalls. approachable, speaks in terms you can understand (not just legal jargon), takes the time to understand any issues, exceptionally professional, gets the job done!”
Mrs C – Parnalls Client
“Thanks for all your help and guidance at what was a very difficult time for me. I am so pleased to put this episode behind me and I am sure closure would not have been possible without you. Ultimately, Parnalls generosity is remarkable. Thanks again.”
Parnalls Client