Education
Paul studied at Leiden University, completing the postgraduate specialisation course in employment law and trademark attorney training. He is a member of the Dutch Employment Lawyers Association (Vereniging Arbeidsrecht Advocaten Nederland, VAAN).
Career
Paul started his career as an attorney in Amsterdam, after which he worked four years as an attorney in Sint Maarten, the Netherlands Antilles. Upon returning to the Netherlands, he continued his legal practice as a partner at De Groen & Van Lint Advocaten for a considerable period.
Paul's daily practice
Paul provides companies with advice on contracts and transactions on a daily basis, and is involved in both preventing and resolving disputes. He also regularly litigates, files attachments and represents clients in both civil proceedings and arbitrations.
Selected cases
Arbitration through the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI)
The client – a foreign company – was the respondent in an arbitration case. All of the high claims were ultimately rejected, and the opposing party was required to pay the full legal costs.
Various cassations, including ECLI:NL:HR:2003:AF2844, previously LJN AF2844, Supreme Court, C02/016HR (rechtspraak.nl) Employee/LAN-Alyst
The employee claimed a penalty based on a breach of the non-competition clause. Among other things, it was argued that the Placement of Personnel by Intermediaries Act (Waadi) nullified the non-competition clause. The case was brought to a successful conclusion for the employer, with a fundamental decision being issued that the penalty clause does not have to specify the purpose of the penalty.
Lead counsel in an acquisition
Paul recently represented the seller of a pharmaceutical company, with the acquisition being rapidly and successfully finalised.