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Senior Solicitor

Litigation

Paul specialises in advice on contentious issues. He also provides strategic advice on potentially contentious matters involving private clients, trusts, charities, landowners and rural businesses.

Paul's expertise covers several areas of law including land and property, trusts, executries, contracts and partnership. He has particular experience of complex property disputes, landlord and tenant disputes and contentious trust or executry matters. He has also been involved in a number of high-profile judicial review cases.

Paul represents clients’ interests in the Scottish Courts and can also provide advice on alternative forms of dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation.

Paul joined Turcan Connell in 1999. He is a committee member for the Scottish branch of the Property Litigation Association (PLA). Paul graduated with an LL.B (Hons) degree from Aberdeen University where he also completed his Diploma in Legal Practice.

He is married with one daughter and is an avid hockey player.