Paul Taylor
Partner
Paul qualified as a solicitor with another major law firm in the city, working in the fields of shipping and insurance. Having studied law and French law, including a year in Aix en Provence, he worked for six years in Paris, qualifying as a French Avocat in 2004, specialising in marine and non-marine insurance, shipping, international arbitration, international trade and general commercial litigation.
Paul handles English, French and international disputes for a wide variety of clients worldwide in the shipping, insurance and international trade fields. He has appeared before Courts throughout France, before arbitrators in ICC, CAP and CAMP proceedings as well as representing clients in proceedings before the English Courts and before arbitrators in LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA and LME disputes.
Paul has lectured around the world on issues of shipping, insurance and international trade.
paul.taylor@hilldickinson.com
T +44 (0)20 7280 9261
M +44 (0)7795 398817
F +44 (0)20 7283 1144
Office
London
Practice areas and sectors
Marine, trade and energy
Work specialisms
- international trade
- marine insurance and reinsurance
- cargo claims and recoveries
- arbitration
- commodities disputes
- insurance litigation
- credit insurance
- sale of goods (international)
- charterparty disputes
- general average
- salvage
- collision
- P&I claims
- ship arrest and release
- energy
Career
Clyde & Co London, trainee solicitor, 1995- 1997
Clyde & Co Guildford, assistant solicitor, 1997- 2001
Clyde & Co Paris, assistant solicitor, 2001-2006
Middleton Potts, assistant solicitor, 2006–2007
Middleton Potts, partner, 2008–2009
Hill Dickinson, partner, July 2009-
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