Paul is an experienced construction and insurance lawyer based in London.
Paul has experience of advising in numerous types of construction and engineering projects. This includes advice in connection with project insurance arrangements and acting for insurers when claims are advanced against their insured clients. He has acted for a wide range of major insurers and organisations within the construction industry. He has particular expertise in managing high-value, technical, multi-party disputes and has considerable experience of all major dispute resolution fora including litigation, adjudication and arbitration.
Paul has spent time in-house within both the insurance and construction industry. He frequently advises on policy coverage, reserving strategy and costs management. He also has extensive non-contentious experience of all the major forms of construction and engineering contracts. He is a member of the Society of Construction Law (SCL) and The Technology and Construction Solicitors' Association (TeCSA). He is a regular commentator on construction, engineering and related insurance issues.
Specialties: construction and engineering law;
litigation;
insurance law;
arbitration;
coverage advice;
alternative dispute resolution.
Published articles
Construction analysis: Following the review of building regulations and fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire, Paul Lowe, Partner…
On Tuesday 18 December the Government announced its commitment to a ‘tougher regulatory system for building safety’. The programme of change has been…
Recent figures show that construction firms are less likely than others to put cyber security at the top of their agendas. Paul Lowe explains why and…
The recent High Court TCC case of North Midland Building Ltd v Cyden Homes Ltd examines the right of parties to contract out of the general principles…
The Supreme Court has issued important guidance on how and when contractual clauses (such as liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs)) will be…
Legal directory quote
Paul Lowe is "very commercial and pragmatic". Legal 500 2019