Sir Paul Morgan

Arbitrator and Mediator, Retired High Court Judge

Commercial litigation, Real Property, Company, Partnership, Insolvency, Trusts, Wills and Succession, Pensions, Charities

Sir Paul was called to the Bar in 1975, specialising in property law and related areas such as insolvency and professional negligence. He was appointed Queens Counsel in 1992, a Deputy High Court Judge in 2001, and sat as a High Court Judge in the Chancery Division from 2007 until his retirement in 2021.

Key dates

  • Called to the Bar: 1975
  • QC: 1992
  • Deputy High Court Judge: 2001
  • High Court Judge 2007
  • Retired as a High Court Judge: September 2021
  • Arbitrator, member of ICC and LCIA: October 2021
  • Accredited Mediator: October 2021

Expertise

Sir Paul joined IE in February 2022. He was a High Court judge, sitting in the Chancery Division, for 14 years during which time he dealt with some of the most complex litigation in the civil justice system. During that time, Sir Paul dealt with all aspects of litigation in the Chancery Division, including general commercial litigation, company law, partnership, insolvency, trusts, intellectual property, real property, wills and succession, pensions and charities.

In addition to his primary role in the Chancery Division, Sir Paul also sat in the Upper Tribunal (both the Tax and Chancery Chamber and the Lands Chamber), the Competition Appeal Tribunal and the Administrative Court.

As a barrister, Sir Paul specialised in property law and related areas of the law such as insolvency and professional negligence. For many years, Sir Paul has been the joint editor of “Woodfall on Landlord and Tenant”, the essential reference point for property lawyers providing definitive coverage of landlord and tenant law in relation to commercial, agricultural and residential property. He is also the joint editor of the current (and earlier) editions of “Gale on Easements” and “Fisher and Lightwood’s Law of Mortgage”.

Immediately following his retirement as a judge, Sir Paul joined Wilberforce Chambers as an arbitrator and mediator.

Sir Paul has recently commented on the arbitration provisions in the Commercial Rents (Coronavirus) Bill with an article in the Times and the submission of written evidence to the Public Bill Committee.

Publications & articles

• Joint editor, Woodfall on Landlord and Tenant, loose-leaf edition (from 1994 and continuing)
• Joint editor, Gale on Easements, (6 editions 1997-2020)
• Joint editor, Fisher and Lightwood’s Law of Mortgage, (5 editions 2002-2019)