Bio
Paul is a Disputes Partner.
Paul provides strategic legal advice and representation to a range of corporate, SME, owner-managed businesses and private clients in disputes involving contracts, shareholdings and business ownership, professional negligence, debt-recovery, and product liability.
Paul’s clients include in-house lawyers at large corporates, SME businesses, and owner-managed businesses.
Paul deals with matters pre-action, in litigation and ADR.
Paul is also a qualified mediator.
Examples of Paul’s work include:
- Advising leading motor manufacturers on potential product liability issues and related vehicle inspection / repair campaigns and related claims from consumers.
- Advising leading motor manufacturers on the termination of dealers and dealership groups.
- Acting for various parties in shareholder disputes including unfair prejudice petitions and negotiated settlements, implementing strategies to obtain forced exits and a clean break in family-owned and SME companies, including quasi-partnerships.
- Advising a leading watch retailer on issues relating to counterfeiting, fraudulent claims, bailment and disputes with suppliers.
- Acting for high-net-worth individuals in proceedings arising from the sale of shares in a business involving allegations of fraud, accounting errors, constructive dismissal, with earn-out and earn-up provisions and completion account disputes.