Selborne Chambers

Paul was called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn in 2014. He joined 9 Stone Buildings in October 2018 on successful completion of his pupillage in chambers. He has a broad commercial and chancery practice and accepts instructions in all core areas of chambers’ practice.

Prior to pupillage, Paul worked in the restructuring and insolvency department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. During his first year of practice, Paul was seconded to the restructuring and insolvency Team at Fieldfisher LLP in London.

INSOLVENCY & COMPANY

Paul has acted for various stakeholders in personal and corporate insolvency matters in the County Court and High Court. He has experience in various applications under the Insolvency Act 1986 including:

Antecedent transaction and misfeasance applications. Applications for injunctions to restrain the advertisement or presentation of winding-up petitions. Directors’ disqualification proceedings. All stages of proceedings relating to the winding up of companies, including applications to set the remuneration of office-holders. All stages of proceedings relating to the bankruptcy of individuals including applications to set aside statutory demands and annul bankruptcies.

Paul advises on all aspects of company law including directors’ duties, reductions and reorganisations of capital, structuring of corporate transactions and company meetings

LAND & PROPERTY

Paul regularly advises on and appears in property disputes including:

Leasehold enfranchisement. Enforcing contracts for the sale of land by way of specific performance. Vesting orders. TOLATA claims. Interference with rights of way. PRIVATE CLIENT Paul has appeared in and assisted with a wide variety of claims involving wills and trusts including applications to remove and substitute executors, 1975 Act claims, and claims disputing the validity of wills. He has been involved in mediations of contentious probate matters in which settlements have been reached. COMMERCIAL

Paul regularly advises on and acts in commercial disputes. He is frequently instructed to appear in contractual disputes and has assisted in and gained experience of obtaining injunctive relief in the course of commercial litigation, in particular freezing injunctions.

BPTC (Very Competent) – University of Law (London, Bloomsbury) – 2014Law (LLB) (2:1) – University of Warwick – 2012