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Paul Hopkins

Paul heads up Dispute Resolution in Cardiff. He has over 30 years commercial litigation and dispute resolution experience, with particular expertise in handling high value, large and complex commercial disputes. His practice covers commercial contract, product liability, intellectual property, international, company shareholder and director issues, partnership disputes, insolvency, civil fraud, sports disputes, competition and professional negligence cases. His clients include manufacturing and construction, financial and professional services, technology, sports and public sector clients. Paul’s experience includes representing the Welsh Government and NHS in substantial competition law cases. He has also obtained injunctive relief for corporate clients, including obtaining a freezing injunction over a company director’s assets and recovery of misappropriated assets. He has been involved in some leading shareholder and sports related cases and pursued professional negligence claims against surveyors, accountants, financial advisors and solicitors amongst others. He has appeared at all levels of the court system including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, where he was involved in the first case relating to the Welsh devolved settlement. · Geldards LLP

WalesDispute Resolution, Intellectual Property

About

Head of Dispute Resolution in Cardiff at Geldards LLP with over 30 years' commercial litigation and dispute resolution experience, specialising in high-value, large and complex commercial disputes. His practice covers commercial contract, product liability, intellectual property, shareholder and director issues, partnership disputes, insolvency, civil fraud, sports disputes, competition and professional negligence; he has represented the Welsh Government and NHS, obtained injunctive relief including freezing injunctions, and has appeared at all levels of the courts including the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionIntellectual PropertyCorporate / Shareholder DisputesInsolvencyFraudCompetitionProfessional NegligenceSports

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Expertise

Manufacturing & ConstructionFinancial & Professional ServicesTechnologySportsPublic SectorGovernment & Healthcare (Welsh Government, NHS)