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Paul Chaisty QC

e-mail chaisty@3sb.law.co.uk

Paul undertakes a wide range of Chancery and commercial litigation in a variety of fields including general commercial litigation, commercial fraud and recovery, director and fiduciary duties, arbitration, sports law, company shareholder disputes, joint ventures, share warranties, insolvency, commercial property and landlord and tenant, banking, partnership, director disqualification, commercial agents and financial services. He is instructed from BVI and the Bahamas.

  • Professional reputation

    Paul is regularly listed in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.  Chambers & Partners 2009 says “the judges love him for being succinct and to the point” and described him as “a fighter who enjoys a good reputation at the commercial and chancery bar” and a “tough fighter whom you certainly want in your corner in a difficult dispute, as well as “forceful and diligent”. 

     

    Paul was described in the 2008 edition of Chambers & Partners as a “real fighter who is quick and commercially astute” and in the 2007 edition as “tenacious organised and measured hard hitting advocate”, “ a powerful and punchy advocate with a mind like a stiletto” and “very organised and aggressive”.

  • Notable recent cases

    Paul’s recent cases include:

    • Lexi Holdings: £75 million misfeasance and nonfeasance claim against directors
    • Covance v PETA:  injunction restraining surveillance operations and animal testing
    • El Wiheshi v Yatoub:  claims to Libyan domain names
    • West Ham United: currently acting in respect of FA arbitrations “ Tevez affair” and Curbishley claim of former manager
    • Customs & Excise v Anglo–Overseas: claim by customs for duties in respect of sales of alcohol across Europe
    • Re Uno plc and World of Leather: director disqualification
    • Enron v Universal: £50 million commercial agency claim
    • Office Fair Trading v Miller: acting on behalf of OFT in respect of EU directives relating to activities of commercial traders and contempt
    • Hollywood: substantial business dispute as to termination of contract and letters of intent
    • Umbro: claims in respect of import of goods from Far East and issues as to status of buying agency
    • Client confidentiality: multi million pound share warranty claims involving complex accountancy and tax evidence
    • Client confidentiality: acting for leading banks on debt restructuring

  • Professional membership

    • Chancery Bar Association
    • Northern Chancery Bar Association
    • Northern Commercial Bar Association

  • Judicial appointments

    Paul sits as a Deputy High Court Judge authorised to sit in the Chancery and Queen's Bench Divisions.

  • Seminars and lectures

    Paul lectures on all aspects of his practice both in Chambers and at venues around England and Wales (including his solicitors’ offices). Recent talks include: