Paul is a partner with Rueter Scargall Bennett LLP.  His practice is focused on real estate-related litigation, including expropriation, appraiser liability and environmental matters.  Paul has also acted on professional negligence and insurance defence matters.

Paul acted for successful parties before various levels of the Courts and before a variety of Boards, such as the Ontario Municipal Board (“OMB”).  Appearances before the OMB have involved hydro lines, rural road widenings, major infrastructure projects and most highway initiations in Ontario. Such highway projects would include representing landowners impacted by Highway 7, 400, 401, QEW, 404, 410, 427, 407 as well as regional road projects. 

Paul received a law degree from the University of Toronto in 1986, was called to the Ontario Bar in 1988, and is a member of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations, The Advocates’ Society and the American Bar Association.  Paul has been an instructor at the Ontario Bar Admission Courses, The Advocates’ Society, and has also appeared as an instructor/lecturer before several professional organizations on various matters, including examination and cross-examination of expert witnesses.  Paul is a director and past president of the Ontario Expropriation Association Board.  Paul also is a director of the Children’s Aid Society Foundation of York Region, and was appointed as a Deputy Judge for the Provincial Court, Civil Division in 1999.

Paul is one of the Certified Instructors presenting on behalf of the Ontario Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada on various topics, including the following:

• Appraiser as Gatekeeper: Avoiding Allegations of Fraud
• Bill 14
• Disclosure and Disclaimers
• Expropriation Law
• Fraud: Appraisers’ Responsibilities and Liabilities from the Front Lines
• Legal Privilege and Its Application to Appraisers
• Preparation and Participation in Examination for Discovery and Cross-Examination for Appraisers
• The Appraiser as Advocate/Witness
• The Art of Being an Expert Witness: Defending Your Work

Publications and/or Speeches

Private Rights, Public Good: Balancing Competing Interests under Expropriations Law
Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2006, The Honourable Mr. Todd Archibald, ed.
(co-author with Shara Wright and Shane Rayman)

Road Closings; Injurious Affection Claims
Ontario Association of Municipal Real Estate Administrators, 2003
(co-author with Andy Chan)

Injurious Affection: Expropriating Authorities Beware
Municipal World, 2002

Judicial Issues
published by the Law Society of Upper Canada, 2001

Expropriation - Initial Perspective
as presented to and published by the Appraisal Institute of Canada

Risk Avoidance - Preventative Practice
as presented to and published by the Appraisal Institute of Canada
(co-author with Kim Vooro)

Lender Beware
Canadian Insurance Law, winter 2000/2001
(co-author with Kim Vooro)