Pauline Lépissier

Partner

Areas of Expertise

Pauline has a broad practice resolving disputes for clients across a wide range of sectors and acting in complex inquests.

Pauline is adept at finding practical solutions for clients that take into account commercial objectives, including cost-effective resolutions and the protection of reputations.

Pauline advises clients on a wide range of contentious matters, including fraud prevention, investigation, and recovery, contractual disputes and termination, regulatory investigations and intellectual property disputes.

Pauline has a particular expertise in disputes arising out of PFI contracts and the facilities management sector.

Pauline also has a practice in public law and inquests. She has years of experience representing vulnerable witnesses in complex inquests and resulting proceedings such as criminal prosecutions. She regularly acts in judicial reviews, equality and human rights claims, particularly in the custodial sector.

Pauline is a native French speaker and able to provide advice in French on matters of English law.

Experience

Prior to joining Devonshires in 2016, Pauline briefly worked in retail banking in Paris before completing her training contract with a full-service regional law firm.

Publications

Directories

Key Lawyer – Legal 500, 2024

Conferences

Pauline delivered MBL Seminar’s Learn Live Webinar on Common Pitfalls in PFI Disputes

Pauline has also hosted a number of Devonshires webinars, including:

Education

Pauline graduated from Oxford University with a BA in History, before completing her GDL and LPC at BPP Law School.

Personal

Pauline enjoys pub quizzes and travelling.

Awards

Dispute Resolution Team of the Year 2025, Lexis Nexis Awards

Professional Memberships

Fraud Lawyers’ Association

French Chamber of Commerce

L’Association des Juristes Franco-Britanniques

Notable Cases

Pauline advises on a wide range of PFI disputes involving hospitals, prisons and schools.

Pauline represents former British soldiers in a number of inquests and prosecutions in Northern Ireland.

Pauline regularly assists clients in dealing with potentially defamatory posts on social media.

Pauline is acting on a multi-jurisdictional trusts and fraud dispute.

Gulzar v HPAS Ltd Trading as Safestyle UK [2022] EWHC 2692 (Comm)

Patel v Patel [2019] EWHC 298 (Ch)

Client Testimonials

“Pauline Lépissier is very sensitive to the needs of clients and extremely hard- working. She is on top of the detail in a manner that puts her client in the best position”.

Legal 500, 2024

“I am beyond elated. You did a great job.”

“[Pauline] has really picked things up quickly, helped draw order to our thinking and has made amazing progress.”

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