Paul Kirkpatrick

Business & Professional Risk

Paul joined the Commercial Dispute Resolution Team in Manchester in 2020 having previously led Dispute Resolution teams at national commercial law firms, based in the Midlands and the South East respectively. Paul acts for major corporates, working closely with in-house teams and General Counsel to achieve commercial resolutions to business-critical issues. Paul acts as the lead-partner on a wide variety of commercial matters, and takes overall responsibility for numerous key client relationships.

Paul specialising in high-value, complex litigation, often with an international dimension. He advises on a wide variety of commercial and contractual matters, including disputes involving: breach of contract, professional negligence, breach of warranty, shareholders’ disputes, breach of confidence and numerous other commercial issues, frequently involving foreign jurisdictions. He has expertise in the automotive sector and has a wealth of experience in cross-border disputes and corporate litigation.

His experience includes representing clients from pre-action through to trial and injunctive proceedings. Paul also has a substantial amount of experience in resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution, including leading numerous mediations, without prejudice meetings and multi-party round-table discussions.