Insolvency., Guildhall Chambers
Insolvency.
Simon is a specialist insolvency barrister who undertakes litigation and advisory work in all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency law. He has been consistently recognised as a leading junior in this field by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 and has appeared in more than 40 reported insolvency cases. He is regularly instructed to act in high value and complex insolvency litigation and against leading counsel.
Simon is a member of the Attorney General's Regional A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown and regularly acts for the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Official Receiver in directors' disqualification cases.
In December 2020, Simon was appointed as a Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge.
Ilford County High School; University of Nottingham (2008 LLB (Hons)); BPP Law School (2009 BVC – outstanding).
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
Simon Passfield KC – Guildhall Chambers 'Simon has exceptional knowledge and ability. He is excellent at providing practical advice on complex situations and simply brilliant on his feet where his sharpness and intelligence really shine through. He is a star, a KC in the making.'