Rupert Paines

Practice Areas

Rupert is an established junior with substantial experience in public, commercial, employment, procurement, and data privacy litigation. His current and recent non-confidential cases include acting:

• For the Iranian commercial bank Bank Mellat in long-running sanctions litigation in the Commercial and Administrative Courts;

• For City finance and insurance houses in arbitrations and High Court team move and confidentiality litigation;

• For tech companies in data and related litigation;

• For the ICO, BA, and other household names in data privacy actions,

• For both substantial private tenderers and public authorities in procurement claims; and

• For central Government, Public Law Project, Good Law Project and commercial bodies in public law litigation, including litigation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He is also frequently involved in appellate litigation, appearing in the Supreme Court/Privy Council on seven occasions since 2015.

Career

Called to the Bar 2012. Supreme Court Judicial Assistant 2013-2014. Member of the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel and the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Panel of Counsel.

Professional Memberships

Bar European Group (committee member), Procurement Lawyers’ Association, Administrative Law Bar Association, Employment Law Bar Association.