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Provided by Paul McGrath KC
Practice Areas
Paul McGrath KC, who has been described as a “phenomenally clever man” and “an expert courtroom bruiser” who “wins hopeless cases”, practises primarily in the field of international commercial/chancery litigation. He regularly appears in both the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court and has appeared before the Court of Appeal, the Privy Council and the Supreme Court. He has been instructed in most of the recent heavy weight commercial fraud and asset recovery cases.
The international nature of much of his work has resulted in him also appearing as counsel before the Courts of the Grand Cayman, the British Virgin Islands, Turks & Caicos and the Isle of Man, and often being heavily involved in litigation before the Courts of the Channel Islands. He is also qualified to appear before the Courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre and has, unusually for an English KC, completed the Certificate to Practise in the DIFC Courts and Laws course.
His practice includes freezing and disclosure orders, tracing assets through various off-shore jurisdictions, asset recovery and claims involving issues as diverse as challenging the validity of discretionary off-shore trusts, breach of fiduciary and director duties, claims arising from alleged fraudulent hedge funds or avoiding transactions under the insolvency legislation to acting for the Premier League in football-related matters, for The Race Course Association in its dispute over exclusive satellite tv licensing of British horse racing and in a shareholder dispute amongst a well-known rock group.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Paul McGrath KC is a prominent figure renowned for his knowledge of fraud legislation and for having authored a much-read book on the subject. He takes part in high-value disputes, both in the UK and in offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man. He is experienced in the use of injunctive relief such as freezing and search orders.
Paul McGrath KC often appears in, or advises on, high-value commercial claims and is also highly adept at international arbitration. His instructions frequently include substantial fraud cases with cross-border regulatory implications. His offshore practice includes work in the Cayman Islands and the BVI.
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Provided by Chambers
"He is absolutely fantastic."
"A delightful human and someone with one of the sharpest minds at the bar. He has the ability to translate the case into one simple, compelling and understandable story for the court."
"Definitely the go-to man for fraud cases. Very knowledgeable and has an impressive work rate."
"Paul is a serious operator in offshore civil fraud cases. He's a heavyweight silk that can lead a team on a civil commercial fraud matter. Paul is at the top of the list."
"Paul McGrath is a very good advocate and has incredibly in-depth knowledge of fraud litigation."
"Paul is a barrister of great intellect and vision, especially when it comes to the legal complexities offered up in highly sophisticated civil fraud cases."
"He is a fearless thinker, analyst and strategist, as well as a master of highly detailed and complex facts, and this is an area which requires all of these in abundance."
"He's utterly brilliant strategically and a very nice bloke. He's a go-to to work out a tricksy jurisdiction because he's so good on the complexities of cross-border and jurisdictional issues."
"Paul is one of the best civil fraud silks in the market. A very reassuring advocate, he has a great style which allies confidence to humbleness."
"Definitely the go-to man for fraud cases. Paul is very knowledgeable and has an impressive work rate."
"Paul is a serious operator in offshore civil fraud cases. He's a heavyweight silk who can lead a team on a civil commercial fraud matter. Paul is at the top of the list."
"Paul McGrath is a very good advocate and has incredibly in-depth knowledge of fraud litigation."
"He is absolutely fantastic."
"A delightful human and someone with one of the sharpest minds at the bar. He has the ability to translate the case into one simple, compelling and understandable story for the court."
"Definitely the go-to man for fraud cases. Very knowledgeable and has an impressive work rate."
"Paul is a serious operator in offshore civil fraud cases. He's a heavyweight silk that can lead a team on a civil commercial fraud matter. Paul is at the top of the list."
"Paul McGrath is a very good advocate and has incredibly in-depth knowledge of fraud litigation."
"Paul is a barrister of great intellect and vision, especially when it comes to the legal complexities offered up in highly sophisticated civil fraud cases."
"He is a fearless thinker, analyst and strategist, as well as a master of highly detailed and complex facts, and this is an area which requires all of these in abundance."
"He's utterly brilliant strategically and a very nice bloke. He's a go-to to work out a tricksy jurisdiction because he's so good on the complexities of cross-border and jurisdictional issues."
"Paul is one of the best civil fraud silks in the market. A very reassuring advocate, he has a great style which allies confidence to humbleness."
"Definitely the go-to man for fraud cases. Paul is very knowledgeable and has an impressive work rate."
"Paul is a serious operator in offshore civil fraud cases. He's a heavyweight silk who can lead a team on a civil commercial fraud matter. Paul is at the top of the list."
"Paul McGrath is a very good advocate and has incredibly in-depth knowledge of fraud litigation."
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