Paul practises primarily in commercial law, with a particular interest in equity and trusts.
Before coming to the Bar, Paul worked at Linklaters, London, and Hausfeld & Co, London. Prior to that, Paul was an Associate in the Supreme Court of Victoria, first to Justice McMillan, then to the Reserve Judges in the Court of Appeal.
Paul studied at the University of Melbourne on a Melbourne National Scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Classics) and a Bachelor of Laws. He received the highest result in his class in Corporations Law and Restitution. Paul also holds a Master’s in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Oxford.
Paul has taught Equity and Trusts at the University of Melbourne.
Paul read with Michael Rush KC. His senior mentor is Justice Wheelahan.
Recent cases include:
Victorian Court of Appeal:
- Lau v The King [2024] VSCA 94 (appeal against sentence, led by C K Wareham)
- O'Connor v James [2023] VSCA 274 (contested probate, led by J Rizzi)
- Laird v Vallance [2023] VSCA 138 (proprietary estoppel, led by D V Aghion KC)
- Stanojevic v Riboskic [No 2] [2020] VSCA 256 (costs; testators’ family maintenance, led by M D Rush QC)
- Stanojevic v Riboskic [2020] VSCA 230 (testators’ family maintenance, led by M D Rush QC)
Supreme Court of Victoria:
- Housing Choices Australia Ltd v A-G (Vic) [2024] VSC 107 (charitable trusts; application to settle a cy-près scheme, unled)
- Re Bourikas [2024] VSC 96 (admission of a copy will to probate, unled)
- Re Laird [2024] VSC 66 (construction of a will, led by D V Aghion KC)
- D’Auria v D’Auria [2023] VSC 533 (proprietary estoppel; resulting trusts, unled)
- St Hilda’s College Ltd v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Vic) [2023] VSC 462 (charitable trusts; construction of trust deed, led by J P Moore KC)
- McFarlane v McFarlane [2023] VSC 379 (testators’ family maintenance, unled)
- Artcam Enterprises Pty Ltd v McLaren [2023] VSC 196 (application to replace a trustee, led by J P Moore KC)
- Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Vic) v A-G (Vic) [2022] VSC 769 (Beddoe application by trustee, led by J P Moore KC)
- Lynch v Perpetual Trustees Co Ltd [2022] VSC 702 (appeal; application for revocation of a grant of probate, unled)
- Re McPhee; Perpetual Trustees Co Ltd v Lynch [2022] VSC 213 (application for revocation of a grant of probate, unled)
- Re Dimitrijevic; Natoli v Beleslijin-Darabos [2022] VSC 198 (construction of a will, led by C H Sparke QC)
- Goldberg v Campbell & Shaw [2022] VSC 24 (property; application to amend caveat, unled)
- Goldberg v Campbell & Shaw [2021] VSC 647 (property; application to remove caveat, unled)
- Re Jones [2021] VSC 273 (contested probate, unled)
- Jiangsu Lianguan Zhaoxing Petrochemical Science and Technology Co Ltd v Wu [2021] VSC 228 (misleading or deceptive conduct; deceit, led by C Shaw QC)
- Re The Macedonian Orthodox Church Community ‘Saint Dimitrij Solunski’ Springvale Inc [2020] VSC 274 (Beddoe application by trustee, led by I W Upjohn QC)
Federal Court of Australia:
- Re Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd (in liq) (No 3) [2022] FCA 1301 (insolvency; trustee’s right of indemnity, led by P Zappia QC, with K Byrne and S Gaussen)
- Re Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd (in liq) [2022] FCA 667 (insolvency; trustee’s right of indemnity, led by P Zappia QC, with K Byrne and S Gaussen)