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Position: |
| Partner in charge of the Personal Injury Department dealing with personal injury and medical negligence claims. Assistant Deputy Coroner for Neath Port Talbot. |
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Education: |
| Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School, Neath; Dwr-y-Felin Sixth Form College, Neath; University of Wales College, Cardiff (1984 LL.B); College of Law, Guildford |
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Career: |
Trained at G Huw Lewis & James; qualified 1987; Assistant Solicitor at G Huw Lewis & James 1987-91; Associate Solicitor Hutchinson Morris & Harrett 1991-92; Partner at Hutchinson Morris & Harrett (now Hutchinson Thomas) 1995
Law Society Personal Injury Panel member since 1995; Fellow of the College of Personal Injury Law Association of Personal Injury Lawyers member; Professional Negligence Referral Panel member (set up by the Law Society); Local Conciliation Officer for the Legal Complaints Service
Involved in a number of high value personal injury and clinical negligence claims involving catastrophic injury. Recently obtained the highest award for pain and suffering in Wales following the negligent delivery of a baby; successfully secured an order transferring monies held by the court in a clinical negligence settlement into a personal injury trust; currently handling an application to the High Court to obtain an order for the sterilisation of a young man with an inheritable genetic condition.
Appointed Assistant Deputy Coroner for Neath Port Talbot in 2009.
Past President of Neath and Port Talbot Law Society. |
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Community Involvement: |
Past Chairman of the Royal School of Church Music's committee of the Llandaff Diocese as well as serving on the Churches and Pastoral Committee of the same Diocese. Appointed member of the Bishop's Advisory Panel on Divorce and Remarriage.
An elected member of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales. Currently the People's Church Warden for the Rectorial Benefice of Neath; member of the local church choir since the age of six, shortly to celebrate his 40th anniversary as a chorister there.
"Paul carried out the work in a very professional way" |
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