Lupton Fawcett

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Position: Director

Paul was a partner at Lupton Fawcett from 1997 then became a member and director of Lupton Fawcett LLP in 2006.

Paul graduated in Medieval Scottish History from St Andrews then sat law at Edinburgh, qualifying as a solicitor in 1984.  Paul then moved to Yorkshire in 1988 and requalified in English law in 1990.

Paul became a mediator through CEDR in 1994 and has carried out in excess of 300 mediations both as a mediator and solicitor.

"Paul is by far and away the best mediator I have ever worked with"

He is listed as an expert in his field in Chambers UK: A client's guide to the legal profession, and the Legal 500 directories.  In the recent editions he has been described as:

Paul Houghton is ‘straight talking’ and gives ‘practical, no-nonsense advice’.

Paul Houghton is a "straightforward litigator who always adopts a common-sense approach."

His areas of expertise include contract law, engineering and professional negligence.

Houghton is widely regarded as a leading commercial mediator. In the past twelve months he has handled a number of notable mediations involving Premiership football clubs. Interviewees say he is "robust, sensible, good at knocking heads together and intensely pragmatic."

Specialist Areas:

• Commercial contract matters
• Engineering related litigation
• Professional negligence
• Dispute management

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