Paul has been involved in some of the highest profile reported court cases and investigations over the last 25 years, including the Lockerbie trial, the largest class action in the UK in the pharmaceutical sector, the Shard of Glass litigation, the Oil for Food Programme investigation, the BTA Bank v Ablyazov case, the split capital trust investment litigation, the worldwide deep vein thrombosis litigation, and some of the leading cases in the field of aviation law. He is a very experienced trial lawyer, and also has in-depth experience of international arbitration.

Paul has acted for foreign governments, sovereign wealth funds, financial regulators, hedge funds, the Jersey Financial Services Commission, local authorities, major corporates, banks, major airlines and high net worth individuals, and he has spent considerable time working for clients in Asia, the Middle East and Africa over the course of his career. Paul is a member of the firm’s Africa group and has particular experience of working in Libya, Nigeria and various other African countries.

Paul is also ranked as one of the leading specialist aviation litigators in the UK. He represents some of the world’s largest airlines, lessors and transportation banks. The Legal 500 commends him as having “tremendous litigation experience and wisdom, allied with a clear understanding of the industry”.