Simon is a highly experienced junior barrister specialising in professional negligence, professional regulation, and commercial disputes – particularly in the insurance field. He has wide experience of interlocutory, trial and appellate advocacy, arbitration work, and all kinds of alternative dispute resolution including acting as an adjudicator under the PNBA adjudication scheme (which he was partly responsible for developing).
Simon was short-listed (one of three) by Chambers & Partners as professional negligence junior of the year in 2014, 2016 and 2021 (he is a relentless optimist).
Simon was head of the Professional Negligence Group at Hailsham Chambers from 2016-2021.
“Simon is incredibly good on his feet. He has an exceptional courtroom manner and an effortless ability to get the judge on side. Outstanding depth of knowledge in all aspects of professional negligence. He is more than ready to be in silk.” Legal 500, 2022
“Amazing ability to retain knowledge of the huge number of documents in professional negligence cases and apply them when needed. Excellent cross examiner, really drills down to the issues.” Legal 500, 2021