Paul Emerson
Call
Called 1984
Practice group
Education
London University 1980-1983
Council of Legal Education 1984
Ver Heyden De Lancey Prize in Forensic Medicine 1984
Practice
All types of civil contentious work, with a mixture of Queen's Bench and Chancery work, concentrating on:
Insolvency, including corporate and personal, with a large amount of work related to Voluntary Arrangements and director disqualification applications
Company, including shareholder disputes, duties and liabilities of directors and service contracts
Banking, including securities and liabilities of banks
Commercial Disputes
Civil Fraud, including obtaining urgent injunctive and interlocutory relief
Professional Negligence arising from commercial disputes and the handling of litigation
Regularly instructed by Direct Professional Access
Experience
Extensive experience for the first eight years of practise in a wide common law practice including personal injury, landlord and tenant, company disputes, building contracts, professional negligence as well as general commercial and contractual disputes, in addition to claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975; Acted for large PLC's, Banks and other major institutions as well as individuals and small companies.
Appeared in numerous High Court actions and before Court of Appeal, in Arbitrations and in Mediations.
Reported cases include
Amerena v Barling [1993] EGCS 28 (negligence; measure of damages and time for assessment)
R.A.Securities v Mercantile Credit Co [1994] BCC 598 (effect of CVA on original tenant's liability after default by assignee)
In re a Debtor, Ex p. Cobbs Property Services Ltd [1995] 1 WLR 467 (approach of court on application for leave to appeal against bankruptcy order)
Ever & Ever v WT Partnership [1996] Times 20/12/96, (automatic strikeout)
Re Power Discount [1998] Lawtel 27/11/98, (strike out and service issues in Director Disqualification)
Re Bukhari [1999] BP1R 157, (costs issue in bankruptcy proceedings)
Re Ebert The Times 28/04/99; The Independent 28/04/99, [1999] 96 LSG 28, [1999] 149 NLJ 608, [1999] NPC 46, (abuse of process by Bankrupt)
Re Baron Holding Investments 17/05/99. The Independent, (removal of Solicitors)
Tanfern Ltd v Cameron MacDonald [2000] (operation of CPR Part 52)
Scottish Equitable v Derby [2001] 3 All ER 818 (recovery of overpayment)
Profinance Trust v Gladstone [2002] 1 WLR 1024 (s 459 petition)
Shariff v Garrett [2002] 1 WLR 3118 (loss of chance damages)
Bellamy v Sheffield University (2003) (wasted costs order)
Colonial Finance v KSC Trading (2003) (construction of contract)
Interests
Fly fishing, cricket, tennis
