Paul Hollands
Of Counsel
Paul handles high value disputes and solves complex problems for clients in a range of sectors.
Of Counsel
Paul handles high value disputes and solves complex problems for clients in a range of sectors.
Language - English
Jurisdiction - England & Wales
Paul's clients include large businesses, wealthy individuals, professionals and their firms, and insolvent companies.
Clients benefit from Paul's detailed knowledge, experience and creative approach to problem solving, and they trust him to help them navigate issues of great importance to them and their businesses.
Paul is ranked as a Leading Associate by Legal 500 and has spent time on secondment at a client dealing with a range of litigation, regulatory and risk management issues.
Proceedings against a retail company
Acting for a large retail business that is the subject of multiple claims, including unfair prejudice, wrongful dismissal, breach of contract and alleged mismanagement of the business.
Two Big 4 accounting firms
Defending two large accounting firms in multiple negligence claims worth tens of millions of pounds.
Cross-border litigation and insolvency
Acting for the BVI liquidators of Peak Hotels and Resorts Limited in wide¬-ranging, multi-jurisdictional litigation with the company’s former solicitors, which culminated in success before the Supreme Court.
Fraud claim
Acting for the liquidators of Rangers Football Club in high value and complex claims against the club’s parent company and former solicitors for fraud, negligence and breach of trust.
Claims against insolvency practitioners
Defending the joint administrators of Angel Group Limited in an application to remove them from office, and for various other insolvency practitioners in relation to allegations of negligence and misfeasance and in respect of regulatory investigations by the ICAEW.
Advising insurers
Advising insurers in respect of FRC regulatory proceedings and civil claims involving auditors in the UK, and in respect of other large and high profile claims against professionals around the world.
Recovery of property
Helping clients to recover property, such as advising the victim of a phishing scam on proceedings to recover their losses and acting for liquidators seeking to recover company property including an art portfolio and various London properties.
IT Consultants
Advising a large professional services firm on contentious issues arising in the context of the firm's consulting engagement on an overrunning IT project.
Bankruptcy
Acting for the trustees in a cross-border contentious bankruptcy involving litigation in England and Ireland over several substantial assets.
