Region Area

Barristers

Simon Birt KC

Position

Simon’s practice covers all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration, including banking and financial services, insurance, civil fraud, professional negligence and shipping. Since taking silk in 2015, he “has established himself in silk as a skilled advocate in banking and general commercial disputes” (Chambers & Partners, 2018) and is listed in the legal guides as a leading silk in the fields of commercial dispute resolution and banking and financial services.  He has appeared in a wide variety of cases in the High Court in London, in offshore litigation and in arbitration.

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

HALL OF FAME2
Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers 'Simon is super intelligent, and will get to the heart of any issue extremely quickly to identify the critical points.  As an advocate Simon carries with him great authority - judges trust him and he achieves excellent results time after time.'
London Bar

Commercial litigation

HALL OF FAME4
Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers 'Simon is completely on top of his brief - he is thorough, diligent and thoughtful in everything he does. He has a great ability to predict which arguments will win, and which will not - and is therefore able to pitch a position brilliantly. He is a great team player, liked by everybody he works with, and has the trust and ear of judges.'
London Bar

Energy

HALL OF FAME3
Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Simon is super-quick, super-responsive and a superb strategist, which makes him the ideal counsel for complex international litigation.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

HALL OF FAME3
Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers
London Bar

Shipping

HALL OF FAME5
Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers