Commercial litigation and arbitration.

Paul’s practice focuses on shipping, international trade, commodities, energy, banking, aviation and insurance. His recent and reported cases include Vitol v JE Energy Ltd [2023] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 558 (FOB sales, Letters of Credit, termination dispute); Havila Kystruten AS v Abarca Companhia De Seguros SA [2022] EWHC 3196 (Comm) (shipbuilding, refund guarantees, termination dispute); “Columbus” and “Vasco da Gama” [2021] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 323 (Admlty) (in rem claims, bunkers); Maersk A/S v Mercuria Energy Trading SA [2022] 2 Lloyd's Rep 95 (anti-suit injunction, container fraud); First City Monument Bank Plc v Zumax Nigeria Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 294 (CA), [2022] EWHC 2885 (Ch) (trusts, international banking); “ALEXANDRA I” v “EVER SMART” [2019] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 130 (collision, damages, impecuniosity); Heiser v Republic of Iran [2019] EWHC 2074 (QB), [2019] EWHC 2398 (QB) and [2020] 12 WLUK 267 (State Immunity; foreign judgments); "CAPE BARI" [2016] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 469 (contracting out of statutory tonnage limitation); S v A & B [2016] 1 Lloyd's Rep 604 (commodities arbitration; s. 68/69 challenge/appeal); "ASTIPALAIA"[2014] EWHC 120 (Admlty) (damages; loss of oil major approvals); Taurus Petroleum v Oil Marketing Company of Iraq [2014] 1 Lloyd's Rep 432 (commercial enforcement; letters of credit; State immunity); Vitol v Sterling Oil Trading [2012] EWHC 3108 (Comm)(oil supply contract dispute); ‘CENK KAPTANOGLU’ [2012] 1 Lloyd's Rep 501 (Charterparty; economic duress) and "PRINCESS 7" [2011] EWHC 3940 (Comm) (Marine insurance; jurisdiction; conflict of laws).

LLB (UCL); LLM (Cantab), 1st Class. Called 2004

University College London (2003 LLB Hons); Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (2005 LLM 1st class).