Paul Wordley

Paul Wordley is a partner at Wordley Partnership, a London-based law firm specialising in dispute resolution, international arbitration, insurance and corporate work. He was recognised as Oil & Gas Sector Expert of the Year in England at the 2024 Corporate INTL Global Awards, an accolade that reflects the firm's focus on the energy industry and his experience of the disputes and transactions that arise across the oil and gas sector.

Oil and gas is one of the specialist sectors at the core of Wordley Partnership's practice, sitting alongside mining, commodities, marine, insurance, property and aviation. From its office in the City of London, the firm applies a partner-led, outcome-focused approach to complex international disputes and commercial transactions, with what it describes as global reach. The oil and gas industry, with its major projects, long-term contracts and international counterparties, produces high-value and often multi-jurisdictional disputes of exactly the kind the firm's arbitration and litigation practice is built to handle.

As a partner in the firm, Paul Wordley advises on the legal issues that run through the oil and gas sector, from contractual and commercial disputes to the risk, insurance and cross-border questions that accompany energy projects and trading. Energy matters frequently bring together several areas of law and unfold across borders, requiring an adviser who can manage complex proceedings while keeping the client's commercial goals in view. His work in the sector draws on the firm's wider strengths in international arbitration and dispute resolution.

Because Wordley Partnership is organised around sectors, its oil and gas work connects naturally with related fields such as commodities, marine and insurance, where the financing, transport and coverage of energy assets intersect. This gives Paul Wordley and his colleagues an understanding of the full chain of activity in the oil and gas industry and of the situations in which disputes typically arise, whether during the development and operation of projects, the performance of supply and offtake contracts, or the handling of claims when problems occur.

The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and works on a partner-led basis, so that clients deal directly with senior lawyers such as Paul Wordley throughout a matter. In the oil and gas sector, where disputes can be large and technically complex, this continuity of senior involvement, together with the firm's emphasis on focused outcomes, is a quality that energy clients particularly value.

The Corporate INTL Global Awards recognise leading advisers and experts across jurisdictions and practice areas, drawing on research into the market to identify those demonstrating particular expertise in their field. The 2024 award to Paul Wordley as Oil & Gas Sector Expert of the Year in England highlights his contribution to legal work in the energy industry and the sector-focused strength of Wordley Partnership in serving oil and gas clients.