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GRIFFIN BUILDING, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5LN
England
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Paul Skinner
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Paul’s practice spans the full range of public, human rights and commercial law as well as allied areas, including competition and regulation, employment, EU and international law, environmental, media and sports law. He is regularly instructed in complex cases on his own and has a busy practice as a junior. His clients include individuals and businesses, NGOs and public bodies.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Paul Skinner –Matrix Chambers ‘A very able practitioner with extensive knowledge and experience.’
Matrix Chambers is regarded by many as ‘an excellent human rights and public law set‘ with a ‘very bright and talented‘ team. The group continues to handle a high volume of claimant work in the space. Jessica Simor KC is ‘a stand-out silk‘. The ‘excellent‘ Raj Desai is well versed in advising on complex human rights matters. In recent work for the group, Paul Skinner appeared in FL v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, a case heard in the Upper Tribunal concerning a disability benefits claimant’s move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit – the tribunal ruled that the failure to provide the claimant with transitional protection for the loss of an enhanced disability premium following the move to Universal Credit was unlawful.