Solicitor, Barrister and Managing Director

LLB (Hons) LLM (Cantab)

Tel: 0161 435 6618 (PA – Christine Slinger)

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Paul is dual qualified as a Barrister and a Solicitor, completing his pupilage and practice at Hardwicke Building in London before moving to Eversheds in 1992, where he was a partner for 9 years. Whilst at Eversheds, Paul established and developed their national costs team to a turnover of approximately £2 million per annum.

Paul founded Just Costs solicitors in 2006, and the business has grown from just two members of staff and a handful of clients, to the thriving and established business of today.

In addition to being our Managing Director, Paul also heads up our successful Advocacy Team and has been involved in a number of high profile cases, the most notable of these being:

Morrison v Battsengel - SCCO 7 July 2011

What level of fees is recoverable for a non AMRO medical expert?

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Prodec Networks Ltd v N2check Ltd [2011] EWHC 90215 (Costs) (05 April 2011)

Recovery of costs 60% higher than estimates.

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Lewis v Tennants Distribution Ltd [2010] EWHC 90161 (Costs) (23 February 2010)

Was the wording of a CFA be illegal or champertous.

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O'Sullivan v Dukolli [2008] EWHC 3027

Was it reasonable to appeal a judgement or did that beach the over-riding objective?

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Miller v Pugh & MIB – 19 April 2005

Recoverability of interest & costs of costs in non-litigated cases.

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Dennis Rye v Liquidators of Ashfield Nominees Ltd [2005] EWHC 1189 (Ch)
 
Recovery of costs in insolvency proceedings.

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N G Bailey & Co v AMEC Design & Management Ltd [2003] WL 2265655
 
Leading decision on the ambit of disclosure in costs proceedings. Multi-million pound costs dispute.

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Inline Logistics v UCI Logistics Ltd [2002] EWHC 519

Appeal hearing regarding recovery of a commercial insurance premium.

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Griffiths v Solutia UK Ltd [2001] EWCA Civ 736

Leading Court of Appeal case on proportionality.

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