Profile
Paul has been in continuous practice at the Victorian Bar since 1981, after completing his Articles at Galbally and O'Bryan. He was articled to Frank Galbally.
Over his many years at the Bar Paul has gained extensive experience in a wide range of areas, including prosecuting for the Children's Protection Society, junior counsel in 2 murder trials ( R v Stewart), Family Law, Employment Law, Building Disputes, LandLord and Tenant Disputes, Neighbour Disputes, VCAT, Federal AAT work for the AGS, general Criminal Law, County Court appeals, and Supreme Court Reviews of Magistrate Court decisions, notably C L Seward & Co. Pty Ltd v Thompson. (1992) 17 MVR 70.His expertise extends to Motor Vehicle Collisions and Motor Traffic Prosecutions, Criminal Law, Stalking and Crimes Family Violence.
He is also the Senior Prosecutor for the Melbourne Market Authority and has been prosecuting for the Authority since 2003. He settled and finalised the current 2012 By Laws of the Authority.
He is on the AAMI and RACV panel of counsel, and previously for Yarra Trams.
Finally he sits on the Australian Boxing Tribunal as required, and has mentored for the Monash Alumni Program.
Paul speaks and writes Greek fluently, having worked in Greece as a Legal Consultant in 1980.