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Simon Oakes

Simon Oakes

Position

Simon practises in commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on banking & financial services, and complex commercial fraud cases. He has a wealth of experience in some of the most significant banking and financial services cases of recent years, from major interest rate hedging litigation to regulatory investigations against individuals. Simon is instructed across a broad range of commercial litigation, and is very experienced at developing strategy and arguments as part of counsel teams, and also as a highly effective sole advocate. Please visit www.quadrantchambers.com for a detailed CV.

Career

Called 2010, Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Denning Scholar). Appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel. Simon has previously been seconded to the Financial Services Authority and the Pensions Regulator

Languages

French (Intermediate)

Memberships

COMBAR; Financial Services Lawyers Association; Association of Pension Lawyers; Advocates for International Development

Education

BA (Hons) Jurisprudence, Christ Church, Oxford University; Bar Vocational Course, BBP Law School, London

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading junior3
Simon Oakes – Quadrant Chambers ‘He is an immense talent. He really knows his stuff and is the perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
Simon Oakes –Quadrant Chambers ‘Simon is not only technically adept and quickly grasps complicated issues, but always demonstrates an awareness of the bigger commercial picture – be that what tactics to employ to create an opportunity for a commercial settlement or to protect the client’s wider commercial interest rather than simply focus on the case at hand.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

Leading junior4
Simon Oakes – Quadrant Chambers 'The perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.'