Paul practises in commercial and public law. He advises and appears in a range of areas, including insurance law, consumer and competition law, equity and trusts, and intellectual property.
Before coming to the Bar, Paul was Associate to Justice Moshinsky of the Federal Court of Australia. He previously practised as a solicitor in the commercial disputes teams of Allens in Melbourne and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP in London, and was a secondee in the financial lines claims division of insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in London.
Paul has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) from the University of Melbourne, which he attended on a National Undergraduate Scholarship. He also has a Bachelor of Civil Law (with distinction) from the University of Oxford, which he attended on an Allan Myers scholarship.
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Recent cases
General Commercial
Australian Securities and Investments Commission v RI Advice Group Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] FCA 877 (led by Caroline Kenny QC, Daniel Snyder and Glyn Ayres) – best interests obligations in provision of financial advice
Republica Democratica De Timor-Leste v Lighthouse Corporation Limited [2020] HCATrans 63 (led by Martin Scott QC and Chris Young QC) – conflict of laws; forum non conveniens
Pacific Current Group Limited v Fitzpatrick (VID116/2020) (led by Ian Waller QC and Andrew Cameron, and with Sahrah Hogan) – statutory derivative action; directors’ duties
In the matter of Licola Heights Pty Ltd (S ECI 2020 01540) (led by Justin Graham QC) – oppression; breach of fiduciary duty
HMPM Pty Ltd v Ryan (CI-20-04768) (unled) – tortious interference with contract; application for preliminary discovery
Wettenhalls Regional Express Pty Ltd v Toll Transport Pty Ltd (CI-20-01409) (unled) – contract
Dasame Developments Pty Ltd v Pakenham Racing Club Inc [2019] VSC 816 (led by Michael Borsky QC and Andrew Cameron) – breach of contract; misleading or deceptive conduct; estoppel; interlocutory injunction
Royal Commissions and Inquiries
Royal Commission into the Casino Operator and Licence (2021) (led by Michael Borksy QC, Catherine Button QC, Tom Warner, Kane Loxley, Andrew Barraclough, Tim Farhall and Huw Whitwell) – counsel for Crown Melbourne Ltd and Crown Resorts Ltd
Insurance
Acting for an Australian bank in relation to a dispute with its reinsurers (led by Wendy Harris QC, Rob Craig QC, Simona Gory and Ed Batrouney) – professional indemnity insurance; reinsurance
Advising insurers in relation to a professional indemnity claim (led by Perry Herzfeld SC) – professional indemnity insurance
Acting for insureds in respect of a product liability claim against insurers (led by Perry Herzfeld SC) – product liability
Corporate Insolvency
Re Rominvest Australia Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) [2020] VSC 830 (led by Chris Young QC) – application to discharge summons for public examination
AE Brighton Holdings Pty Ltd v UDP Holdings Pty Ltd (S ECI 2021 00378) (unled) – application to set aside statutory demand
In the matter of SHA (Vic) Pty Ltd (in liq) (S ECI 2020 00598) (unled) – insolvent trading; directors' duties
Property
AE Brighton Holdings Pty Ltd v UDP Holdings Pty Ltd [2020] VSCA 235 (led by Chris Young QC) – application for leave to appeal; removal of caveat
AE Brighton Holdings Pty Ltd v UDP Holdings Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 564; [2020] VSCA 236 (led by Chris Young QC) – breach of duties as mortgagee in exercising power of sale; interlocutory injunction; application for interlocutory injunction pending appeal
Di Losa Property Pty Ltd v Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd (S ECI 2018 02916) (led by Justin Graham QC) – alleged breach of lease
Vacumatic Australia Pty Ltd v Smith (CI 20 02688) (led by Andrew Cameron) – bailment; conversion; breach of lease
Equity and trusts
UDP Holdings Pty Ltd v Esposito Holdings Pty Ltd (S ECI 2019 04810) (led by Chris Young QC) – breach of trust; tracing
Intellectual Property
Trade mark claim (unled) – infringement of trade mark; passing off; misleading or deceptive conduct