About Paul
Paul is a special counsel in the Shipping team, with over 20 years’ experience in complex disputes arising principally from the maritime and shipping industries.
He has acted in relation to third party liability claims, charterparty disputes, cargo claims, shipbuilding contracts, interactions and disputes with ports and regulatory authorities, marine pollution, and Admiralty proceedings. He has represented vessel owners and operators, charterers, cargo interests and insurers. Paul has appeared as counsel in numerous jurisdictions, including in appeals before the Federal Court, as lead counsel in arbitral proceedings, and in Coronial inquests.
Paul’s recent experience includes managing large-scale funded litigation, including several significant class action proceedings arising from environmental torts. In the course of this work he has been involved in applications of significance to litigation funding and class actions, both at the appellate level and before the High Court.