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Matthew Paton

Matthew Paton

Position

Matthew has a wide practice encompassing all aspects of traditional and commercial chancery with a particular focus on litigation in the areas of trust and probate, related company matters, insolvency (particularly cross-border issues), and civil fraud. He regularly appears in the county and higher courts.

Matthew is also ranked as a Leading Individual in Offshore (Legal 500). He has appeared in the courts of a number of offshore jurisdictions including the Privy Council. As well as being called to the Bahamas Bar, Matthew frequently advises in matters arising from all of the principal offshore jurisdictions, including BVI, Bermuda, Cayman, the Channel Islands, and more recently St Kitts & Nevis. He has also acted as an expert on Bahamian law in the English and US courts.

As well as acting as sole counsel Matthew has significant experience and welcomes being instructed as part of a larger team.

Education

Radley College, (Oxon); Bristol University (PhilPol 2:1); BPP: Securities Institute Certificate; Investment Management Certificate; College of Law (London) PgDL (commendation); Inns of Court School of Law, London – BVC (very competent) 

Mentions

London Bar

Private client: trusts and probate

LEADING JUNIORS4
Matthew Paton –5 Stone Buildings ‘Matthew is highly personable and a real team player. He is calm and composed in court, a good strategist who is able to assess the merits of a claim dispassionately and accurately. He is very good at thinking outside the box.’
The English Bar Offshore

The English Bar Offshore

LEADING JUNIORS3
Matthew Paton –5 Stone Buildings 'Matthew is incredibly bright, an excellent tactician, and has a commanding presence in the courtroom. He also has an unshakable work ethic, and is very easy to get along with.'