Paul is head of Browne Jacobson's counter fraud and intelligence team and joint head of the fraud and financial crime practice area. Paul is responsible for fraud or financial crime investigations and asset tracing, civil fraud recoveries and financial related regulatory compliance investigations and advice. Paul’s main areas of interest include early intervention through interim injunctions and disclosure orders, investigations, asset recovery through litigation and deterrence by prosecution.
Having a wide practice area covering all sectors he regularly acts for clients in the finance, corporate, education, retail, fintech, health, charity and construction sectors. His extensive knowledge of insurance fraud in defending suspected fraudulent claims and investigating claims fraud for insurer clients has led to notable successes with findings of fundamental dishonesty as well as prosecutions for contempt of court. In addition, Paul advises on anti-fraud, bribery and corruption policy and risk management, supply chain due diligence, and regularly conducts independent investigations around compliance and governance issues. He has a growing practice of client organisations whose losses are attributable to cyber-enabled fraud and cryptocurrencies. Paul’s work is underpinned by OSINT intelligence, and he has close working relationships with forensic specialist accountants and e-disclosure teams as well as Counsel. Paul is a member of the Special Advisory Panel for the Fraud Advisory Board and the Fraud Sector Focus Team at FOIL (Forum of Insurance Lawyers) and speaks at industry events on matters including fraud, financial crime and cyber-enabled fraud.