Paul Kite

Partner

Telephone 01895 207954

Email paul.kite@ibblaw.co.uk

Profile

Paul Kite is a partner in IBB's Commercial Dispute Resolution team and Head of the firm's wider Commercial Services Group.  The dispute resolution team is recommended by The Legal 500 Directory as being in the first (top) tier for the region.

Paul has a wealth of experience in dealing with a broad range of commercial disputes and advising on related matters.  His specialisms include advising upon complex commercial contracts and contractual claims, company shareholder issues and related disputes, partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, high value debt collection and insolvency.  Paul has acted for clients in international litigation and is experienced in contentious probate claims and disputes involving trustees/executors.

Since 2006 Paul has been personally recommended in Chambers and Partners legal directory year on year as a leading individual in the field of commercial litigation and categorised as an "expert" in the Legal Experts directory.  Chambers and Partners describes Paul as "an impressive strategist" and "insightful, pragmatic and commercial".

Paul is an ADR Group accredited commercial mediator and firmly believes in providing a flexible and practical approach to dispute resolution.  Specific sector experience includes manufacturing, leisure and the motor industry.

Major clients
Renault UK, Renault Retail Group UK, Armstrong World Industries, Choice Hotels and Cummins UK.

Case highlights

• Kamal v. Singh - share ownership dispute
• Junior & others v. MacDaniels - civil fraud, value $8 million
• FCE Bank v. Neil Smith Motors - breach of contract claim arising from the termination of a Ford main dealership
• MAN Financial Services v. MJD & Sons Limited - breach of contract claim with a combined claim / counterclaim value of c £2 million; case settled following mediation

Based Capital Court, Uxbridge
Key dates LLB (Hons) University of East Anglia 1993, qualified September 1996
Career Pictons Solicitors, joined IBB 1999, Partner from 2003

Chambers in 2011 says:

"Head of department Paul Kite is popular with sources for his "ability to grasp the commercial aspects of a difficult problem quickly," as well as for his "clear and pragmatic advice." He has impressed recently acting in the ongoing high-profile Cummins Power Generation litigation."