Middle East: The English Bar
Construction
LEADING JUNIORS2Simon Hale – 4 Pump Court ‘Very client friendly, hard working, well-prepared, and excellent advocacy.'
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Position
Simon is an experienced commercial litigator with a particular emphasis on construction, commercial and professional indemnity disputes. He was nominated for Construction and Energy Junior of the Year in 2020 by Legal 500. His practice is split between court work, adjudication, and domestic and international arbitration. Examples of his recent work include: internationally, Leonardo SpA v Doha Bank Assurance Co LLC [2020] QIC (A) 1, on appeal from [2019] QIC (F) 6, a leading decision on the enforcement of demand bonds. Domestically, Blackpool Borough Council v Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd, Caunton Engineering Limited and ors; main judgment, [2020] EWHC 1523 (TCC); costs judgment [2020] 2128 EWHC (TCC); a 4-week trial of complex corrosion defects in a state-of-the-art electric tram depot.
Mentions
London Bar
Construction
LEADING JUNIORS2Simon Hale – 4 Pump Court ‘Very client friendly, hard working, well-prepared, and excellent advocacy.'
London Bar
Professional negligence
LEADING JUNIORS1Simon Hale – 4 Pump Court ‘Simon is excellent to work with. He is extremely bright but very personable and great to put the clients at ease as well as being great on his feet.'