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Paul has a wealth of experience in the areas of professional discipline and regulation within the legal profession. He also acts in a wide range of civil disputes. He has prosecuted and defended numerous cases in the Disciplinary Tribunal and regularly appears in the Senior Courts in regulatory and general civil matters.
Paul has over 35 years’ litigation experience. He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland and an LLM from the University of Michigan.
Paul regularly contributes to legal education with webinars and presentations and is a contributing author to Professional Responsibility in New Zealand (LexisNexis) and was consulting editor for The Laws of New Zealand: Lawyers and Conveyancers and conducts expert reviews of other texts as and when required. Paul was a convenor of the National Standards Committee until his nine-year tenure expired and he continues to be involved in litigation and advisory work in relation to complaints and discipline.
Paul is also an experienced arbitrator in commercial disputes.
Profile
Paul has a wealth of experience in the areas of professional discipline and regulation within the legal profession. He also acts in a wide range of civil disputes. He has prosecuted and defended numerous cases in the Disciplinary Tribunal and regularly appears in the Senior Courts in regulatory and general civil matters.
Paul has over 35 years’ litigation experience. He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland and an LLM from the University of Michigan.
Paul regularly contributes to legal education with webinars and presentations and is a contributing author to Professional Responsibility in New Zealand (LexisNexis) and was consulting editor for The Laws of New Zealand: Lawyers and Conveyancers and conducts expert reviews of other texts as and when required. Paul was a convenor of the National Standards Committee until his nine-year tenure expired and he continues to be involved in litigation and advisory work in relation to complaints and discipline.
Paul is also an experienced arbitrator in commercial disputes.
Email PA
Profile
Paul has a wealth of experience in the areas of professional discipline and regulation within the legal profession. He also acts in a wide range of civil disputes. He has prosecuted and defended numerous cases in the Disciplinary Tribunal and regularly appears in the Senior Courts in regulatory and general civil matters.
Paul has over 35 years’ litigation experience. He holds an LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland and an LLM from the University of Michigan.
Paul regularly contributes to legal education with webinars and presentations and is a contributing author to Professional Responsibility in New Zealand (LexisNexis) and was consulting editor for The Laws of New Zealand: Lawyers and Conveyancers and conducts expert reviews of other texts as and when required. Paul was a convenor of the National Standards Committee until his nine-year tenure expired and he continues to be involved in litigation and advisory work in relation to complaints and discipline.
Paul is also an experienced arbitrator in commercial disputes.
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Paul has appeared in numerous cases in a wide range of tribunals and courts. Some leading cases in his specialist area, concerning professional responsibility and regulation of the legal profession are:
Paul has appeared in numerous cases in a wide range of tribunals and courts. Some leading cases in his specialist area, concerning professional responsibility and regulation of the legal profession are:
LLB (Hons) (Auckland) 1988
LLM (University of Michigan) 1990
Admissions: New Zealand (1988), Samoa (2022)
Barrister Sole: 2012
