Trinity Chambers

EXPERTISE
Paul is a busy and versatile member of Trinity's Civil team, dealing with Business and Property, Employment, Sports Law and Insolvency, areas which frequently overlap. He has developed a following as a result of his sharp and pragmatic approach to his work. Paul can provide CPD-accredited seminars to solicitors and professionals and regularly speaks at Trinity’s Conferences.
Business & Property
Paul acts in and advises on all aspects of Business and Property work. He regularly appears in the County Court and High Court in fast track and multi-track cases and has appellate experience. His practice also involves drafting statements of case, application notices and witness statements. Paul often deals with costs budgeting at CCMCs and appears in a wide range of application hearings. Paul has also developed a strong practice in claimant financial mis-selling and secret commission cases, where he is currently engaged on many claims against energy brokers and suppliers.
Employment
Paul accepts instructions from claimants and respondents in all aspects of Employment, including wrongful and unfair dismissal, discrimination and TUPE claims. He frequently appears in multi-day trials and is happy to draft pleadings and witness statements and to provide written advice. Paul draws on his Business and Property practice when dealing with discrimination and breach of contract claims in the civil jurisdiction.
Sports Law
Paul is a member of the FA's National Serious Case Panel and adjudicates on all types of serious disciplinary cases within grassroots football. Paul represents football clubs, rugby clubs and other sports clubs in commercial litigation, regulatory and disciplinary matters, including before the FA. Paul is a member of the British Association for Sport and Law.
Insolvency
Paul is regularly instructed in a wide range of matters of individual and corporate insolvency for both creditors and debtors. He often deals with winding up and bankruptcy petitions, applications to annul bankruptcies and applications to set aside statutory demands. Paul can advise on all aspects of insolvency, having recently advised on an ultimately successful application to make a distribution to unsecured creditors in the course of an administration.
APPOINTMENTS

• FA's National Serious Case Panel

MEMBERSHIPS

• North Eastern Circuit
• The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
• Northern Business and Property Bar Association (NBPBA)
• Employment Law Bar Association (ELBA)
• British Association for Sport and Law (BASL)

EDUCATION

• LLB Hons (2:1) Durham University – 2014-2017
• BPTC (Very Competent) Northumbria University – 2017-2018

AWARDS

• Harmsworth Scholarship – The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
• Dean's Award Scholarship – Northumbria Law School
• Chrystal Macmillan Prize – The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Paul is qualified to receive instructions direct from businesses, professionals and members of the public in appropriate cases.

Called 2018