Paul Chaisty KC | Manchester, Leeds & Birmingham

In the area of wills and trusts, Paul has extensive experience in disputes both domestic and international between trustees and beneficiaries, the appointment, removal and replacement of trustees and executors and the administration of trusts and estates.  He also has experience in acting for and against trust corporations both in the Courts of England and Wales and in advising in offshore jurisdictions.

Paul undertakes all aspects of drafting, advisory and litigation work in the following areas:

• Wills, probate and administration
• Issues involving the validity of wills and trusts, construction and rectification claims
• Duties of Executors, Administrators and Trustees
• Breach of trust claims
• Inheritance Act claims
• Related professional negligence

Significant Reported Cases

• Shua v Camp and Furnace 2020 EWHC 687.  Successfully acted in trial in respect of intellectual property, contract and company claims.
• The Hut Group Limited 2020 EWHC 5. Substantial shareholder/unfair prejudice action.
• Swiss Arbitration 2020.  Acted in 2 week arbitration in Switzerland claims in respect of Joint Venture Agreement in relation to international sales business and acting on related litigation in BVI.
• Hong Kong Arbitration 2020.  Acted in respect of multi million shareholder dispute in relation to property in China.
• Pag Asset Preservation  2019 EWHC 2890.  Public interest winding up petition , appeal to Court of Appeal pending.
• Perry v Neupert 2019 EWHC 52, 2018 EWHC 2019.  Multi layered litigation in UK, BVI and Cayman islands in respect of estate and trust clams.
• Renaisaance v Comodo 2019 BVI.  Acted in 3 week trial in BVI respect of claims to shares in software company and rectification of share register and substantial interim applications and Court of Appeal.
• Bank of Asia 2019.  Acted in trial and Court of Appeal in respect of claims to shareholding and damages for breach of contract.
• Kwok v Juan 2018.  Acted in 6 weeks trial and numerous interim applications in BVI and St Lucia. Appeal to Privy Council pending.
• Company v Company 2017 EWHC 2319.  Freezing injunction application in support of international arbitration.
• Bony v Kakou 2017 EWHC 2146.  Arbitration and related procedures in respect of premier league footballer and agent agreements.
• Halsall v Champion 2017 EWHC 1079.  Professional Negligence Claims in respect of advice in relation to tax avoidance schemes.
• Ming 2017.  Trial and Court of Appeal in BVI in respect of unfair prejudice and shareholder disputes. Appeal to Privy Council pending.
• Bhullar v Bhullar 2017 EWHC 407.  Derivatives claims and allegations of breach of fiduciary duty.
• Polypearl v Building Research 2016 7 WLUK 781.  Breach of confidentiality, contract and unfair terms.