Work Department

Barrister

Position

Simon Mills is an experienced commercial barrister working in civil fraud, banking & finance litigation, contentious insolvency and asset recovery. He is lead counsel in the Arena litigation, a series of asset-recovery cases involving the largest hire purchase fraud ever seen in the UK with losses exceeding £280 million.

Simon is known for his user-friendly service and practical approach to helping his clients who are mainly financial institutions and banks, companies and insolvency practitioners.

Education

Wolfson College Cambridge – History MA (Cantab)

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

LEADING JUNIORS4

Simon Mills - Radcliffe Chambers ‘Simon has an encyclopedic knowledge on all things asset-based lending, as well as being the king of injunctions.  He is an exceptional lawyer on his feet in court. He is also very user friendly.’

London Bar

Commercial litigation

LEADING JUNIORS4

Simon Mills – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Hands-on, approachable, excellent with clients, empathetic whilst professional, good on strategy and tactics, and thinks outside the box. Readily available, irrespective of time zones and will work around clients to include after-hour conferences – goes above and beyond.’

London Bar

Fraud: civil

LEADING JUNIORS4

Simon Mills – Radcliffe Chambers ‘Simon is exceptionally user-friendly. He can relate to clients and their needs, and he is very easy to deal with. Simon is also very good on his feet in court.‘