Position

Paul has particular expertise in white-collar crime cases (including company, business, revenue, market-related, advance fee, factoring, bribery and corruption, money laundering, confiscation and asset recovery). He is well placed to deal with the whole landscape of financial crime cases, with complementary expertise in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, including financial regulatory proceedings. He is standing counsel in crime to BIS (Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly Department of Trade and Industry)). In addition, he is instructed in cases prosecuted by other principal prosecutors of serious fraud cases: the Serious Fraud Office and the CPS Central Fraud Group. He has a wide practice in regulatory and disciplinary cases, including High Court public law challenges and statutory appeals. The core areas are healthcare, forensic pathology and police work. In addition, he is experienced in financial regulatory cases and has worked as seconded counsel at both Lloyd’s of London and the FSA (PIA). He appears for both regulators and those subject to proceedings. He advises regulators on the drafting of regulations and guidance, and legal guidance to regulated persons. He is the team leader of the 23 Essex Street healthcare regulatory and discipline team.

Education

Carmel College; Balliol College, Oxford (1986 BA).

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