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Paul Scott

UK 2026

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Construction

Midlands

2 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Paul is a Partner in Trowers & Hamlins' Disputes Resolution department, based in Birmingham.

Paul heads up the contentious construction practice in Birmingham, and specialises in the resolution of construction and engineering disputes, through litigation, adjudication, arbitration, and ADR.

Paul is vastly experienced in advising contractors, subcontractors, developers, housebuilders, and local authority clients on all manner of construction and engineering disputes, and very familiar with all standard forms of contract.

Paul has significant recent experience of acting in a number of complex multi-party disputes relating to building fire safety in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower disaster; bringing professional negligence claims against a number of construction industry professionals; and acting for contractors and subcontractors in numerous adjudications.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Construction - Midlands

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Paul Scott is the head of Trowers & Hamlins' contentious construction group in Birmingham. He specialises in advising contractors, subcontractors, developers, housebuilders and local authority clients on construction and engineering disputes, through litigation, adjudication, arbitration and ADR.

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Strengths

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Paul is very commercial and pragmatic. When it comes to strategy he's quite creative.
ConstructionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Paul Scott provides an excellent all-round service.
ConstructionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Paul is a positive, proactive and professional specialist. He expects the best from his team and he certainly delivers his expectations himself.
ConstructionChambers Guide to the Legal Profession