Paul Chaisty QC
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Year of Call: 1982
Year of Silk: 2001
Profile
Paul is a leading specialist in chancery and commercial dispute resolution with an emphasis on commercial litigation, insolvency, commercial fraud, commercial property and sports law. He regularly appears in the Court of Appeal Chancery Division, Mercantile and Commercial Court and commercial arbitrations. He is highly regarded for his experience, expertise and skills as a litigator (with a considerable reputation for cross-examination) his speed of thought, command of detail and overall tactical and strategic awareness and approach. As well as in English Courts he has appeared at first instance and Appellate level in the Caribbean (BVI and Bahamas). His practice is contentious and his clients include banks, multinational companies and major public companies.
He has vast experience of all stages of litigation including interim applications as well as trials and appeals.
Paul was made a Recorder in 1999, took Silk in 2001 and was made a Deputy High Court Judge of the Chancery and Queen's Bench Division in 2005. Admitted to the Bar in the British Virgin Islands and ad hoc basis in the Bahamas.
Paul is also a full member of Serle Court, Lincoln's Inn.
Significant Cases
Recent Cases
Sheffield United v. West Ham United [2008/9]
Acting for West Ham United in an arbitration under FA Rules, Rule K in respect of claims alleging breach of agreements in respect of the "Tevez" affair and appearing before FA arbitration headed by Lord Griffiths and also before the Commercial Court in respect of order restraining application to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne - [2008] EWHC 2855.
Alan Curbishley v. West Ham United [2009] Acting for West Ham United in respect of claims brought by its former manager for damages in respect of the termination of a fixed term management contract appearing before FA/PL arbitration panel.
Proactive v. Wayne and Colleen Rooney 2010 EWHC 1807 2011 EWCA Civ 1444
Acting for Wayne and Colleen Rooney at first instance and in Court of Appeal and related companies against former agents in relation to enforceability of agency contracts and claims for breach of contracts held to be unenforceable as being in restraint of trade.
Recommendations
Legal 500 2011:
"A leader in the market"
"Pragmatic, knows his judges and has oodles of common sense"
The Times 'Lawyer of the Week' - 22 July 2010
Chambers & Partners:
2012:
Clients "adore" him, while solicitors find him "very user-friendly." In court he is "very tenacious, a real battler" for his cause.
is "outstanding in every respect" with "a quick and incisive style." Solicitors value him as "a real terrier who fights for everything" as well as for bringing an "approachable and calming influence" to proceedings. He cements his position as one of the region's leading lights thanks to sources declaring him "one of the best cross-examiners I have ever seen."
"a scrapper and a street fighter with a razor-sharp intellect."
2010:
"known for his readiness to enter the fray"
"particularly good at adversarial litigation where large sums of money and reputations are at stake"
"imbued with copious amounts of common sense"
"a commercial operator who gets to the point without delay"
"an extremely strident defender of his client's interests"
2009:
"the judges love him for being succinct and to the point", described as "a fighter and enjoys a good reputation at the Commercial and Chancery Bar" and "a tough fighter whom you certainly want in your corner in a difficult dispute", "forceful and diligent".
2008:
"a real fighter who is quick and commercially astute".
2007:
"tenacious organised and measured hard hitting advocate", "a powerful and punchy advocate with a mind like a stiletto" and "very organised and aggressive".
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
Career and Education
University of Nottingham - Degree LLB (First Class)
Exeter College, Oxford - BCL
Year of Call Lincoln's 1982, Hardwicke and Cassell Scholar
Call to BVI Bar 2009
Call to Bahamas Bar 2009
Recorder 1999
Year of Silk 2001
Deputy High Court Judge 2005
