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Viberts Offices
VIBERTS HOUSE, PO BOX 737
DON STREET
ST HELIER
JE4 8ZQ
Jersey
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Paul Harben
Work Department
Property Law Partner
Position
Paul has extensive knowledge and experience of Jersey commercial property transactions.
Paul specialises in all aspects of property with an emphasis on the commercial market having advised on local commercial property acquisitions, retail and office leases, property development and lending during the past 25 years.
He acts for investors, developers, landlords and tenants and has worked on the structuring of the legal documentation for some of the largest recent developments in Jersey including Westmount and Metropole.
Previous clients have included Le Masurier, RBSI, Investec, Andium, Dandara, Dunelm and Boots.
Career
- English Solicitor – 1993
- Jersey Solicitor – 1997
- Notary Public – waiting to be sworn in Barrister*
* non-practising
Memberships
- Law Society of Jersey
- Chair of the Jersey Law Society Conveyancing Sub-Committee
- Member of the Family Nursing & Home Care Committee
Lawyer Rankings
Jersey > Commercial property
Viberts advises clients on a variety of property matters, including landlord and tenant issues, property developers and lenders. The practice is led in tandem by James Lawrence, who maintains a broad practice encompassing both commercial and residential property transactions, and Paul Harben, who focuses predominantly on the commercial market, advising on the acquisition and leasing of office and retail spaces. Emily Paris-Hunter qualified as a Jersey advocate in 2024, focusing on leasing and sub-leasing matters and also advising in relation to infrastructure developments. July 2023 saw the return of Philip Livingstone to the firm as a consultant, advising on property disputes and property issues tied to wills and succession planning.