Paul Fradley - Commercial Barrister

South Square is a leading set of commercial law barristers. Our members have acted in many of the most important restructuring, insolvency, banking, commercial, company and fraud-related disputes of recent times. We are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.

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Paul specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring, commercial litigation, offshore work, company law, and banking and finance. Paul has appeared has been in courts at all levels in England and offshore (Privy Council, Court of Appeal, High Court and County Court).

Paul is regularly instructed in high-profile insolvency and restructuring cases, including Sian Participation, China Evergrande Group, Lifeways Group, Debenhams, Thai Airways, Cineworld and others. Paul also regularly appears unled in a variety of insolvency and company law applications, including winding-up petitions and rescissions, bankruptcy petitions, injunctions, directions applications, applications to set aside statutory demands and applications to extend administrations.

Paul is also experienced in commercial litigation. He is currently instructed in a number of Commercial Court matters and complex fraud proceedings.

Paul has a developing offshore practice, having been called to the Bar of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, British Virgin Islands. He is involved in ongoing matters in the Cayman Islands and the BVI.

Paul is ranked as a Rising Star for Insolvency in Legal 500 and Up and Coming for Restructuring/Insolvency in Chambers and Partners. Recommendations include: “[a] superstar of the future”, “incredibly proactive, very analytical and demonstrates skills above his call”, and “commercially aware and pragmatic, which are important qualities in complex litigation. This means that, although he knows the law inside out, his advice is nonetheless tempered with realism”.

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