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Paul Toms

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Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration. His areas of expertise include carriage of goods by land, air and sea, shipping, shipbuilding, sale of goods, commodities, oil & gas, insurance, energy, unjust enrichment claims, commercial fraud and general commercial litigation. He has significant experience of jurisdictional challenges, freezing and anti-suit injunctions and other forms of injunctive relief.

Cases include: The Longchamp [2017] UKSC 68 (carriage of goods by sea – general average dispute in context of Somalian piracy); Virgin Media Ltd v Whelan [2017] EWHC 1380 (Admlty) (admiralty - jurisdictional dispute); Banque Cantonale de Geneve v Sanomi [2016] EWHC 3353 (Comm) (banking – promissory notes); Transition Feeds LLP v Itochu Europe PLC [2013] EWHC 3629 (Comm) (commodities - applications under ss. 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996); BP Oil International Ltd v Target Shipping Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 196 and [2012] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 245 (carriage of goods by sea – claim for freight paid by mistake raising questions of rectification, estoppel and unjust enrichment); Rohlig (UK) Ltd v Rock Unique Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 18 (carriage of goods by road – reasonableness of standard terms under UCTA); Hatzl v XL Insurance Company Ltd [2010] 1 WLR 470 (carriage of goods by road – jurisdictional dispute under the CMR); Brave Bulk Transport Ltd v Spot on Shipping [2009] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 115 (banking – jurisdictional dispute); M & J Marine Engineering Services Co Ltd v Shipshore Ltd [2009] EWHC 2031 (Comm) (sale of goods – damages).

Career

Called 2003; Gray’s Inn.

Member

COMBAR. LCLCBA. Supporting Member of LMAA, YIAG, ICC YAF

Education

Brasenose College, Oxford (2000 BA Law, first class; 2002 BCL distinction).

London Bar

Commodities

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