
Paul Considine
Barrister
Call Date: 2005
- enquiries@mercantilebarristers.com
- 020 3034 0077
Background
Paul is dual qualified as a Barrister and as a Chartered Engineer with hands on commercial experience which makes him ideally suited to advising and litigation involving complex technical and commercial matters. He takes a practical approach to his client’s problems providing his legal services in the context or real world commercial and engineering realities.
Considerable Industry Experience
Paul’s practice is underpinned by over 30 years of experience gained in industry and commerce across a broad range of industries (oil & gas, nuclear, manufacturing, food & beverage, space, rail and the public sector commerce).
Prior to commencing practice at the Bar he spent 17 years as a consultant Chartered Engineer and 9 years as a Commercial and Claims Consultant. His pre-bar experience was obtained working for employers such as British Oxygen Company (BOC), Philips Electronics, British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), and through various engagements as a commercial and claims consultant for BT, Atos Origin UK, Tubelines Ltd and the Department of Work and Pensions.
Strong Technical Background
He has established a practice at the Bar which often relies on his technical background. Following qualifications in Instrumentation and Process Control Engineering he obtained a BSc Honours degree in Electronic Engineering and subsequently his considerable experience and technical skill was recognised when awarded Chartered Engineer status by the Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1992 (now the IET) and Chartered Physicist status by the Institute of Physics in 1993.
He went on to study for the bar whilst working as a claims consultant applying his commercial and technical background. He achieved an outstanding grade in Intellectual Property at the BVC and then completed a pupillage in Intellectual Property prior to commencing practice at the Bar covering commercial, chancery, IP & IT and construction matters. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an Accredited Mediator.
- Company Law & Business
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction & Engineering Law
- Intellectual Property & Media Law
- Industrial Technology & Information Technology Law
To contact or instruct Paul Considine, please call 020 3873 1493 and ask for his clerk or e-mail enquiries@project1-l1tlh0kez5.live-website.com
- HND Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering
- BEng Honours Electronic Engineering
- Chartered Electrical Engineer – UK Eng Council
- CPE/PGDL; BVC [BPP London], Diploma in Law
- Diploma in Arbitration
- Public Access Registered
- Accredited Mediator: ADR Group Ltd and Regents College London SP&CP