Paul Jinks

Director

About Paul

Paul Jinks has 20 years’ experience of supporting major commercial transactions in both the public and private sector with a particular focus on large-scale IT and outsourcing projects (both first generation and, the re-tendering/re-negotiation of existing arrangements).

Paul has supported major transactions across a wide range of industries and sectors, including the outsourcing of critical business functions by FCA-regulated businesses subject to SYSC 8 compliance requirements; and projects involving significant programmes of service transformation and business change.

Paul also provides more routine day-to-day support to numerous clients operating in many different markets and industries in connection with all aspects of their commercial and contractual requirements. Paul routinely wins praise for adopting a pragmatic risk based approach focused on efficiently achieving commercial objectives.

Experience

  • Advising TransUnion UK (formerly Callcredit Group) in connection with a number of high-value business critical projects, including the provision of services to its recently divested direct to consumer business.
  • Advising the Consumer and Medical Devices divisions of one of the world’s leading healthcare companies on a wide range of contract and IP matters, including a recent project to outsource the operation of its direct to consumer transactional websites.
  • Advising Live Nation Group in connection with a wide range of commercial contracts, including for the provision of business critical IT services to its festival sites.
  • Advising a number of FCA-regulated businesses in connection with projects to outsource the provision of business critical functions.

Credentials

Education
  • College of Law, York, L.P.C., 1999
  • University of Leeds, LL.B., 1998
Admissions
  • England and Wales, 2001

Recognitions

  • Recommended in Chambers UK 2027 for Commercial Contracts, UK-wide

    • “Paul Jinks is an incredibly knowledgeable individual, and as a business we feel incredibly supported by the work he produced.” Chambers UK

  • Recommended in Chambers UK since 2016 for Information Technology, Yorkshire

    • “Paul is very quick at responding. He also makes it easy for the non-legal person to understand what he is saying. He is very proactive.” Chambers UK

Expertise

Services
Intellectual Property & Technology