About Paul

Paul joined Maddocks in 2005 and has served in key leadership roles including as a member of the Maddocks Board and as the firm’s Partnership Chair. Paul has been announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of Maddocks from 1 July 2026.

Throughout his career, Paul has acted for major Australian and multi-national principals and contractors in building, engineering and infrastructure projects. His experience includes the preparation and negotiation of project documents for industrial, commercial, residential and Government infrastructure. He also has extensive experience assisting clients to resolve complex building and engineering disputes.

Paul has worked on projects ranging from ports and airports, tertiary and secondary education buildings, roads, bridges, pipelines, high density residential buildings and renewable energy projects. He is also familiar with all forms of dispute resolution in the infrastructure sector including litigation, arbitration, expert determination, statutory adjudication and mediation.

Experience

• Tier 1 Australian building contractor

  Acted for a Tier 1 Australian building contractor in Supreme Court of Victoria proceedings involving claims for delay and extra payment, relating to a $120m residential development in Melbourne.

• Major Victorian Government procurement authority

  Advised a major Victorian Government procurement authority in an arbitration concerning work on a landfill site, and involving around 30 claims for extensions of time and delay damages, as well as counterclaims for liquidated damages (Victorian law).

• Multi-national civil and pipeline contractor

  Advised a multi-national civil and pipeline contractor on:

  • the defence of claims brought against it in a domestic arbitration involving the GLNG natural gas project in Queensland (IAMA Rules, Queensland law)
  • its claims and counterclaims for damages (alleged delay, defects and LD’s) arising out of the APLNG natural gas project in Queensland.
• Australian / Japanese joint venture

  Advised an Australian / Japanese joint venture in a multi-million dollar dispute over an EPC contract for a geothermal power plant in Indonesia. Arbitration under SIAC Rules with seat in Singapore - settled at mediation in Singapore.