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About
Provided by Paul Chaisty KC
Practice Areas
Chancery and commercial litigation; insolvency - corporate and individual; commercial property; commercial landlord and tenant; professional negligence, director’s disqualification; banking - recoveries, guarantees and securities; company - shareholder and boardroom disputes; commercial agents; breach of director and employee duties; partnership; commercial contracts – including joint ventures, share warranty and asset claims, distribution contracts and agency; sale of goods; commercial fraud and sports law.
Career
University: Nottingham & Exeter College Oxford. Degrees: Law (LLB) (First Class) & BCL. Year of call: 1982 (Lincoln's Inn), Hardwicke and Cassell scholar. Recorder: 2000. Appointed KC: 2001. Official Appointments: Deputy High Court Judge (authorised to sit in Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions) 2006. Called to Bar in British Virgin Islands and Bahamas 2009.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; Northern Chancery Bar Association; Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association; COMBAR.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Paul Chaisty KC is a leading silk on the Northern Circuit, with an outstanding reputation in commercial matters. He deals with a broad range of cases relating to company, shareholder and joint venture disputes, as well as breaches of contract. He is also active on matters concerning civil fraud. His practice has a significant international element; he is qualified at the Bars of both the British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.
Paul Chaisty KC is a seasoned commercial chancery silk. His practice is expansive and he has established himself as a go-to practitioner for company law, professional negligence and fraud. In the banking area, he frequently acts in matters concerning fraudulent misrepresentation and misappropriation. He often acts for large national or international clients and high net worth individuals. He is also called to the Bar of the BVI and the Bahamas.
Paul Chaisty KC is a widely respected KC in chancery and commercial litigation. He is well known for his work on business law issues, partnership disputes and insolvency matters.
Paul Chaisty KC is a hugely experienced silk with a strong track record for acting in partnership, insolvency and business law disputes. He has considerable experience handling cross-border litigation, especially in connection with BVI matters.
Paul Chaisty KC regularly acts in partnership cases within the context of a broad chancery and commercial litigation practice, focusing primarily on matters affecting professional services structures and LLPs, including restrictive covenant issues.
Paul Chaisty KC is noted for his representation of professionals such as solicitors and accountants, as well ascommercial lenders and corporate clients, in an array of professional negligence matters. His recent caseload has focused on claims regarding advice on tax-efficient investment schemes.
Paul Chaisty KC is a highly experienced barrister with expertise in a wide range of commercial property matters. He regularly acts in landlord and tenant disputes. His clients include house builders, developersand private individuals. He has been a deputy High Court judge since 2006.
Paul Chaisty KC is a highly respected silk whose commercial practice includes a focus on insolvency litigation. He habitually represents lenders and company-side clients in recovery and insolvency cases, with a focus on unfair prejudice claims. His broad industry expertise covers sectors such as real estate and sports.
Paul Chaisty KC of Kings Chambers is praised by clients for his advocacy skills and multi-jurisdictional capabilities, earning him an excellent reputation in the offshore community. His practice encompasses a broad array of commercial chancery disputes. He is called to the Bar in the BVI and the Bahamas, with notable experience appearing before courts in the Cayman Islands and Singapore.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul is very seasoned and a very good advocate."
"Paul Chaisty is a highly established silk. He just has an incredible eye for detail."
"Paul Chasity's trial preparation and cross examination silks are great - ferocious but clinical. He is always my go-to, regardless of the matter."
"Paul's advocacy is very persuasive, his ability to cross-examine is very impressive."
"Paul is my go-to silk on complex matters. He has achieved star of the Bar and it's very much deserved. He is a secret weapon. His ability to digest and decipher complex information is second to none."
"Paul is tenacious and extremely persuasive in court. He provides pragmatic, commercial advice and is a real asset and leader. He has a broad range of skills and can leverage them in any matter."
"His trial preparation and cross-examination skills are great - ferocious but clinical. He is always my go-to."
"Paul is a devastating cross-examiner. He is staggeringly good and very effective."
"Paul is an excellent strategist, very hard-working and on top of everything; he is the star of the Bar for commercial disputes."
"Paul's trial preparation and cross-examination skills are great; ferocious but clinical. He is always my go-to regardless of the matter."
"Paul is just excellent. His trial preparation and cross-examination skills are ferocious but clinical."
"Paul is an excellent advocate with a fantastic reputation."
"Paul is always my go-to regardless of the matter. There is nothing I would not go to him for, even if just for strategic advice."
"Paul is the best advocate going. He is devastating on his feet."
"Paul is obviously excellent. He just has an incredible eye for detail."
"Paul is an excellent strategist who gets on top of important and complex details extremely quickly. He is very skilful in cross-examination and is a compelling advocate."
"Paul's trial preparation and cross-examination skills are great. He is ferocious but clinical."
"Paul's advocacy is very persuasive. His ability to cross-examine is very impressive."
"Paul is my go-to silk on complex matters. He is a secret weapon. His ability to digest and decipher complex information is second to none."
"Paul is tenacious and extremely persuasive in court. He provides pragmatic, commercial advice and is a real asset and leader. He has a broad range of skills and can leverage them in any matter."
"Paul is a very strong barrister for banking and finance matters."
"Paul is very seasoned and a very good advocate."
"Paul Chaisty is a highly established silk. He just has an incredible eye for detail."
"Paul Chasity's trial preparation and cross examination silks are great - ferocious but clinical. He is always my go-to, regardless of the matter."
"Paul's advocacy is very persuasive, his ability to cross-examine is very impressive."
"Paul is my go-to silk on complex matters. He has achieved star of the Bar and it's very much deserved. He is a secret weapon. His ability to digest and decipher complex information is second to none."
"Paul is tenacious and extremely persuasive in court. He provides pragmatic, commercial advice and is a real asset and leader. He has a broad range of skills and can leverage them in any matter."
"His trial preparation and cross-examination skills are great - ferocious but clinical. He is always my go-to."
"Paul is a devastating cross-examiner. He is staggeringly good and very effective."
"Paul is an excellent strategist, very hard-working and on top of everything; he is the star of the Bar for commercial disputes."
"Paul's trial preparation and cross-examination skills are great; ferocious but clinical. He is always my go-to regardless of the matter."
"Paul is just excellent. His trial preparation and cross-examination skills are ferocious but clinical."
"Paul is an excellent advocate with a fantastic reputation."
"Paul is always my go-to regardless of the matter. There is nothing I would not go to him for, even if just for strategic advice."
"Paul is the best advocate going. He is devastating on his feet."
"Paul is obviously excellent. He just has an incredible eye for detail."
"Paul is an excellent strategist who gets on top of important and complex details extremely quickly. He is very skilful in cross-examination and is a compelling advocate."
"Paul's trial preparation and cross-examination skills are great. He is ferocious but clinical."
"Paul's advocacy is very persuasive. His ability to cross-examine is very impressive."
"Paul is my go-to silk on complex matters. He is a secret weapon. His ability to digest and decipher complex information is second to none."
"Paul is tenacious and extremely persuasive in court. He provides pragmatic, commercial advice and is a real asset and leader. He has a broad range of skills and can leverage them in any matter."
"Paul is a very strong barrister for banking and finance matters."
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