Paul Henton
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Shipping & Commodities
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About
Provided by Paul Henton
Practice Areas
Paul’s practice focuses on shipping, international trade, commodities, energy, banking, aviation and insurance. His recent and reported cases include Vitol v JE Energy Ltd [2023] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 558 (FOB sales, Letters of Credit, termination dispute); Havila Kystruten AS v Abarca Companhia De Seguros SA [2022] EWHC 3196 (Comm) (shipbuilding, refund guarantees, termination dispute); “Columbus” and “Vasco da Gama” [2021] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 323 (Admlty) (in rem claims, bunkers); Maersk A/S v Mercuria Energy Trading SA [2022] 2 Lloyd's Rep 95 (anti-suit injunction, container fraud); First City Monument Bank Plc v Zumax Nigeria Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 294 (CA), [2022] EWHC 2885 (Ch) (trusts, international banking); “ALEXANDRA I” v “EVER SMART” [2019] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 130 (collision, damages, impecuniosity); Heiser v Republic of Iran [2019] EWHC 2074 (QB), [2019] EWHC 2398 (QB) and [2020] 12 WLUK 267 (State Immunity; foreign judgments); "CAPE BARI" [2016] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 469 (contracting out of statutory tonnage limitation); S v A & B [2016] 1 Lloyd's Rep 604 (commodities arbitration; s. 68/69 challenge/appeal); "ASTIPALAIA"[2014] EWHC 120 (Admlty) (damages; loss of oil major approvals); Taurus Petroleum v Oil Marketing Company of Iraq [2014] 1 Lloyd's Rep 432 (commercial enforcement; letters of credit; State immunity); Vitol v Sterling Oil Trading [2012] EWHC 3108 (Comm)(oil supply contract dispute); ‘CENK KAPTANOGLU’ [2012] 1 Lloyd's Rep 501 (Charterparty; economic duress) and "PRINCESS 7" [2011] EWHC 3940 (Comm) (Marine insurance; jurisdiction; conflict of laws).
Career
LLB (UCL); LLM (Cantab), 1st Class. Called 2004
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Paul Henton is an experienced junior with capability in a range of Commercial Court and arbitration actions. His practice encompasses both wet and dry shipping cases, many of which are the subject of considerable press interest.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul Henton's detail under extreme pressure is extremely impressive. He gives off an air of academia, but when it comes to cross-examination he's lethal and fantastic."
"Paul is reliable, very clever, bright and available. He is an impressive junior."
"Paul is very assured and has an incredible eye for detail."
"Paul Henton's detail under extreme pressure is extremely impressive. He gives off an air of academia, but when it comes to cross-examination he's lethal and fantastic."
"Paul is reliable, very clever, bright and available. He is an impressive junior."
"Paul is very assured and has an incredible eye for detail."
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