Paul Newman QC

Private Client CV

Trust litigation

Having cut his teeth on cases relating to Lloyds Names' Premium Trust Deeds, Paul has developed a sizeable practice advising and acting on commercial trust matters, both in the UK and overseas, particularly Jersey and the Caribbean. Paul's overseas cases have involved such matters as the role of Protectors and the investment duties of trustees.

Other notable/recent cases in the UK include:

• Representing corporate defendants in a £400m Intellectual Property/breach of confidence claim, in which proprietary interests are claimed over the corporate defendants' property.
  
  
• Acting for the estate of the settlor of a trust of the proceeds of a life assurance policy worth £5m, in a dispute over the distribution of the policy proceeds.
  
  
• Advising a Jersey trustee company on various issues raised by a disgruntled beneficiary of a sizeable discretionary trust.