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Paul specialises in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious trust and pensions law. Since his qualification as a solicitor into the pensions department of a major City firm in 1995, Paul has advised institutional and individual clients on the creation, administration and termination of all manner of pensions arrangements, and associated litigation, and is widely regarded as Guernsey’s only longstanding pensions specialist. Since arriving in Guernsey in 1999 Paul has widened his practice to include general trust and fiduciary work. He also handles numerous disputes arising from trust and pension matters, and has been involved in many of Guernsey’s leading trust cases in recent years.
Legal 500 has consistently ranked Paul as one of Guernsey’s two leading trust practitioners and Paul is also highly rated in other leading legal reviews. In the 2010 Citywealth Leaders List, Paul was awarded the status of Prominent Figure in the area of contentious trusts, reflecting not only his expertise in that field but also his commitment to professional education, which sees him as a frequent participator in events in Guernsey and elsewhere. Paul is one of only a few experts who have attended and spoken at every one of the Legal Week Trust Litigation Fora over the last five years.
Paul is a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, to whom he gives what has now become an annual address updating the Association on developments in Channel Island trust law and practice. Elsewhere, Paul has published articles in journals such as the STEP Review and Trusts & Trustees.
Education
MA (Classics), Oxford University, 1989
CPE and LSF, City of London Polytechnic, 1993
Professional Qualifications
Solicitor in England and Wales, 1995
Career
AO Hall, 2011
Carey Olsen, 2000 - 2011
Collas Day, 1999 – 2000
Sacker and Partners, 1997 – 1999
CMS Cameron McKenna (formerly Cameron Markby Hewitt), 1993 - 1997
Recommendations
‘Respected for pensions advice’
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‘First choice for pension matters’ – Legal 500
‘Deeply practical and always on top of the latest developments in the law’,
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‘Helpful and approachable Paul Buckle advises on the formation of trusts and pension schemes and on disputes’ – Chambers UK
‘Very well informed’ - Chambers Global,
Prominent Figure in Contentious Trusts – Citywealth Leaders List, 2010
Highlights
Instructed in many of the recent Guernsey trust cases, including Gresh, Thommessen, Arun Estates, Hutcheson and Arasbridge
Negotiating the successful compromise of international trust litigation arising from the wrongful abstraction of trust monies by a third party
Advising trustees or employers on restructurings of occupational pension schemes
Representing trustees and others in regulatory disputes involving trusts
Advising on and recovering pension fund monies overpaid by mistake or misappropriated by third parties
Establishing a wide variety of occupational pension and employee benefit schemes for clients ranging from financial institutions to sportspersons
Establishing many of Guernsey’s QROPS schemes
