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: Paul was Treasurer of Hailsham Chambers between 2005 and 2009, and has since 2008 sat annually on Lincoln's Inn's panel of interviewers awarding major scholarships to students for the Bar Professional Training Course.

Publications and lectures

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

• Hazelhurst v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2011] EWHC 462 (Admin)
• Eminence v Heaney [2010] EWCA Civ 1168
• West Wallasey Car Hire v Berkson & Berkson & Anor [2010] PNLR 14
• Rawnsley & Ors v Weatherall Green & Smith North & Anor [2009] EWHC 2393 (Ch), [2010] PNLR 6
• Byrnell v British Telecommunications Plc & Anor [2009] EWHC 727
• Normington v Palmers Solicitors & Anor [2009] EWHC 2036 (Ch)
• Taxation Disciplinary Board v Malik (Appeal Tribunal of the Taxation Disciplinary Board, April 2009)
• Williams v Thompson Leatherdale & Anor [2008] EWHC 2574 (Ch), [2009] PNLR 15, [2009] 2 FLR 730, [2010] Lloyd's Rep PN 83

"Paul Mitchell has had a sterling year... He is 'a courageous advocate who provides pragmatic commercial advice'." Chambers UK 2012

"He is highly recommended by clients for his 'sensible and reasonable approach'." Chambers UK 2011

" 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