Paul Richardson
Paul is Managing Partner. He has wide court based experience in commercial litigation and is viewed as one of the most skilled dispute resolution lawyers on the island. Paul specializes in professional negligence claims, particularly relating to financial and investment claims, trust disputes and clinical negligence. Paul is also heavily involved in advising upon and navigating financial regulatory investigations. In relation to contentious work, Paul is regularly instructed in significant disputes (often multi-jurisdictional), particularly acting for insurers and defendants. Paul is also first choice for contentious employment matters locally. In addition, the current regulatory environment has led to an increase in employment related claims, for example directors’ disqualification actions and regulatory issues involving financial institutions and other regulated entities.
Legal secretary
Areas of expertise
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Trust
AFR has the skill and expertise to assist individuals and corporate entities on all aspects of the establishment and maintenance of trusts. Contentious trust matters are handled by Paul Richardson who has extensive experience in all areas of the work.
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Employment
Advocate Paul Richardson heads the AFR employment team. He has considerable expertise in this area having built up a highly successful employment practice in the UK prior to moving to Guernsey.
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Dispute resolution
Our dispute resolution team has consistently been recognised as one of the foremost litigation/dispute resolution teams in the island, focusing on a full range of services. Our lawyers are able to meet the demanding and changing landscape of civil disputes.
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