Paul Varul (born 10 December 1952 in Valga) is an

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. He was the Minister of Justice of Estonia 1995–1999. He was involved in drafting all the major legal acts of private law in Estonia (examples include: Law of Property Act, General Part of the Civil Code Act, Family Law Act, Law of Succession Act, Commercial Code, Law of Obligations Act, Bankruptcy Act, Reorganisation Act, Electronic Communications Act etc.). He has also been an expert contributor to the drafting of the National Central Bank Act (Eesti Pank Act) and the legislation regulating the pursuit of business of a credit institution (including the Credit Institutions Act). Currently Varul is a senior partner of the law firm TGS Baltic. He is one of the Founding Members of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Varul, Paul 1952 births Living people 20th-century Estonian lawyers 21st-century Estonian lawyers Justice ministers of Estonia People from Valga, Estonia University of Tartu alumni Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class 20th-century Estonian politicians