Paul Mitchell

Year of call: 1999

Specialist areas: professional negligence; commercial/chancery litigation

Education: 1990 King’s College, Cambridge, BA(Hons).  1st class; 1993 School of Oriental and African Studies.  MA; 1997 King’s College, Cambridge, PhD; 1998 City University    , CPE

Committees: In 2008, Paul sat for the first time on the panel of interviewers awarding major scholarships to student members of Lincoln’s Inn

• Williams v Thompson Leatherdale and Anor [2008] EWHC 2574 (QBD - Field J): acted (with Oliver Wyse) for successful defendant solicitors in claim arising from alleged negligence in connection with ancillary relief proceedings which were settled just before a significant change in the law relating to "big money" divorces. Instructed by Beachcroft LLP

Publications and lectures

• Contributed the chapter on conveyancing in Flenley & Leech on Solicitors’ Negligence & Liability, 2nd edition, London 2008.

" Paul Mitchell continues to forge a burgeoning reputation as his work attracts more and more interest. His practice encompasses claims involving accountants, financial advisers and solicitors." Chambers UK 2010

"Paul Mitchell's growing professional negligence practice comprises claims against lawyers, accountants and financial advisers. He successfully defended Chantery Vellacott in a £100 million professional negligence counterclaim against accountants, which collapsed mid-trial." Chambers UK 2009

“Paul Mitchell is also in possession of a burgeoning professional negligence practice, which includes large-scale cases, many of which are international in nature. For some time he has been defending Chantrey Vellacott against a counterclaim of USD150 million in the ongoing case of Chantrey Vellacott v The Convergence Group PLC & Anor.”  Chambers UK 2008