Paul Adams

Ranked in 4 Practice Areas

Band 3

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

Band 3

Company

London (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

Band 4

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

Band 5

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Paul Adams

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Chancery and commercial, with a particular focus on civil fraud, company, joint venture and other business disputes, domestic and o ffshore trusts, professional negligence and financial services. Paul is frequently instructed as a leader, as sole counsel or as a senior junior and has a strong record of success at High Court and appe llate level. Paul has experience in several offshore and foreign jurisdictions, particularly BVI, Bermuda, Jersey and New Zealand. Recent significant cases include DUK v UGX [2025] ECSC J0710-4 (administration ad colligenda bona; derivative claims), Harrington & Charles Trading Co Ltd v Mehta [2022] EWHC 1810 (Ch), [2023] EWHC 307 (Ch) (fraud, shadow directors, freezing injunctions, jurisdiction), Richards v Kulcyzk [2022] EWHC 863 (Ch) (contract, unjust enrichment, service out), K v F (fraud, breach of trust, negligent misstatement), Re X and Y Trusts (Benjamin orders), Kea v Watson [2020] EWHC 472 (Ch) (proprietary injunctions), Watson v Kea [2019] 4 WLR 145 (CA) (interest as a proxy for investment returns).

Career

BA in law and BCL at St Catherine’s College, Oxford (ranked top of the University in both); ca led to the Bar in 2008.

Professional Memberships

ChBA

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Paul Adams enjoys a strong reputation for his skills in a range of company disputes, including those relating to breach of fiduciary duty, shareholder agreements and reflective loss. He often appears in both the English and the BVI Courts of Appeal.

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

Band 3

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Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

Band 4

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Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Paul Adams has grown a strong civil fraud practice and is comfortable acting as lead counsel in large claims. He has experience acting for defendants on complex, multiparty matters as well as representing claimants before the High Court.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Paul Adams is incredibly bright, cerebral and responsive. He is easy to work with and very good at spotting all of the points in a case.

Company respondent
UK Bar

He produces documents at incredible speed and is the kind of person you can go to for complex issues across a range of jurisdictions. He has just got an incredible brain.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is incredibly thorough, highly responsive and someone who offers detailed analysis of a case.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Paul is a very reflective and bright man who is really responsive. He's a good person to work with and very competent at presenting the case.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams' written advocacy is fantastic; he is really creative.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK Bar

Paul has excellent tactical instincts and the acumen to tackle the most complex and knotty legal issues.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is a good person to work with. He is very responsive, and he is a very bright and reflective man.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK Bar

He is incredibly bright, cerebral, responsive and easy to work with. He is very good at spotting all the points.

Fraud: Civil respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is thorough and everything you want of a junior. He is highly responsive and provides detailed analyses.

Fraud: Civil respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is incredibly bright, cerebral and responsive. He is easy to work with and very good at spotting all of the points in a case.

Company respondent
UK Bar

He produces documents at incredible speed and is the kind of person you can go to for complex issues across a range of jurisdictions. He has just got an incredible brain.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is incredibly thorough, highly responsive and someone who offers detailed analysis of a case.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Paul is a very reflective and bright man who is really responsive. He's a good person to work with and very competent at presenting the case.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams' written advocacy is fantastic; he is really creative.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK Bar

Paul has excellent tactical instincts and the acumen to tackle the most complex and knotty legal issues.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is a good person to work with. He is very responsive, and he is a very bright and reflective man.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK Bar

He is incredibly bright, cerebral, responsive and easy to work with. He is very good at spotting all the points.

Fraud: Civil respondent
UK Bar

Paul Adams is thorough and everything you want of a junior. He is highly responsive and provides detailed analyses.

Fraud: Civil respondent
UK Bar

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Paul Adams

UK Bar Guide 2026

Chancery: Commercial + 3 more rankings

About

Practice Areas

Career

Professional Memberships

Chambers Review

UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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