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 2018 for Information Technology, Leeds
Recommended in Legal 500 UK 2017 for Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology; Corporate and Commercial
Recommended as a Next Generation Lawyer in Legal 500 UK 2017 for IT and Telecoms

Expertise

Services

Intellectual Property & Technology

About our firm

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