BIOGRAPHY

Paul Edwards brings years of litigation experience in the areas of shareholder’s disputes, director’s duties, insolvency, tort, enforcement proceedings, trade disputes, and contentious land and probate proceedings to his practice at O’Neal Webster.

His clients frequently include offshore companies, directors and shareholders, liquidators, creditors, and victims of torts. He has appeared as both lead and junior counsel before the Supreme Court, Commercial Court in the British Virgin Islands, and the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean.

Paul has advised on company restorations, land and probate applications. His recent matters include representing a South American voluntary liquidator against an application to remove and replace liquidator; resisting Queen’s Counsel’s application to strike out statement of claim of a U.S. claimant, securing a stay of proceedings against a land dispute claim; and obtaining a favourable outcome for a BVI company in recovery of land proceedings.

Prior to joining O’Neal Webster, Paul practised at a local BVI firm as a junior to Queen’s Counsel. In Jamaica, Paul worked for one of the most popular civil litigation firms, frequently appearing as lead counsel in Supreme Court trials and applications.

In his own words, Paul enjoys the intellectual rigor of the practice of law particularly in the area of litigation and has been described by clients as “client-friendly,” “very responsive,” and a “fighter to the very end.”

In his free time, Paul enjoys watching and playing football and is a member of the local football club, Wolues Football Club.

RECENT ARTICLES

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  Civil Procedure Takes a Bold Step: Unravelling the changes to service out of the jurisdiction and the Civil Procedure Rules in the British Virgin Islands

  Oxford University Press recently published OW attorney Paul Edwards’ article in the Trusts & Trustees Journal: "Civil Procedure Takes a Bold Step: Unravelling the changes to service out of the ... Read More

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  Enforcement of Judgments | British Virgin Islands Law & Practice and Trends & Developments

  O’Neal Webster recently contributed the British Virgin Islands chapter to Chambers Global Practice Guide: Enforcement of Judgments 2023 Law & Practice. A judgment that cannot be enforced is o... Read More