Commercial & Chancery, Civil Fraud, Personal Injury and Court of Protection & Adult Care

Call 2011 (Solicitor 2000)

Appointments:2011CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) Accredited Mediator

2012ADR Group Accredited Mediator

2013ADR Group Accredited Workplace MediatorAuthorised Mediator of the International Academy of Dispute Resolution

2014ADR Group Accredited International Mediation Advocate

North Eastern CircuitAssociation of Northern MediatorsStanding Conference of Mediation AdvocatesChartered Institute of Arbitrators

Commercial & ChanceryPaul Dunn is the deputy head of the Civil Team and is frequently instructed to act on behalf of claimants or defendants, in broadly equal measure, in relation to disputes between private individuals and/or businesses which involve a wide range of areas of law (many of which are the subject of proceedings in the High Court).

Paul is a former solicitor-advocate, accredited as a civil and commercial mediator both by Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) and the ADR Group. He holds an Advanced Certificate of Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

He has a busy practice drafting all manner of pleadings required in civil litigation, including particulars of claim, defences, counterclaims, contribution proceedings and schedules and counter-schedules of loss, often within very tight timescales. Paul advises in writing and in conference (including by telephone) on liability, causation, quantum, prospects of success, evidence, tactics and procedural matters.

Paul Dunn has a keen interest in all aspects of housing and related litigation.  Paul accepts instructions on behalf of both public and private landlords and tenants at all stages of proceedings, advises in writing and drafts statements of case.

Civil FraudPaul previously practised as a solicitor and solicitor-advocate. He spent 10 years with one of the country’s largest law firms, acting exclusively for insurers of all sizes.

In the context of his general civil insurance fraud practice, Paul has experience of dealing with holiday sickness claims at trial and witnesses giving evidence via video link. He recently has provided bespoke training to a large national firm of solicitors on this topic.

Now practising as a barrister specialising in civil fraud, Paul draws on this experience when advising clients, drafting pleadings and appearing in court in relation to claims involving all forms of suspected civil fraud.

Personal InjuryPaul worked as a solicitor for over 11 years before being called to the Bar. During this time, he specialised in personal-injury work including employers’, occupiers’ and public liability; industrial disease (including dermatitis, work-related upper limb disorders, noise-induced hearing loss, respiratory disease etc); and road traffic accident claims.

Paul now represents claimants or defendants, in broadly equal measure, at fast- and multi-track trials, disposal (including RTA Protocol Stage 3), small-claim, infant approval, directions, allocation and application hearings, as well as case-management conferences. He also undertakes clinical-negligence work, sports and travel/holiday law and claims involving animals.

He has a busy practice drafting all manner of pleadings required in civil litigation, including particulars of claim, defences, counterclaims, contribution proceedings, schedules and counter-schedules of loss, often within very tight timescales.

Paul advises in writing and in conference (including by telephone) on liability, causation, quantum, prospects of success, evidence, tactics and procedural matters, and is happy to receive instructions to act under a conditional fee agreement (CFA).

Paul regularly appears before tribunals in Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) cases and represents insurance companies and self-insured organisations appealing decisions made by the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) in terms of the recoverability of benefits in personal-injury cases.

Court of Protection & Adult CarePaul has experience of representing members of the families of adults in the Court of Protection in cases involving the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

1997University of East Anglia, LLB (Hons)

1998The College of Law, York, PGDip Legal Practice

2011Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Advanced Certificate of Arbitration