Simon provides expert advice and representation in a wide range of business disputes, including contractual disputes, guarantee claims, shareholder disputes, misrepresentation, civil fraud, remedies for breach of contract, claims for specific performance, accounts of profits, and asset recovery. Simon is equally adept as sole counsel or as part of a larger counsel team and appears in hearings ranging from urgent interim applications to trials. Whether acting for multi-national companies, SMEs or individuals engaged in commercial disputes, Simon prides himself on ensuring his advice and representation reflects the commercial realities of a case and is focused on the business objectives of his clients.
Recent and ongoing work includes:
- Representing (as sole counsel) the defendants in an ongoing dispute concerning the establishment and operation of a joint venture company for the development of land.
- Representing (as junior counsel) the Claimants in a claim concerning breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, and breaches of FSMA 2000.
- Appearing (as junior counsel) for one of the respondents in a US$540m freezing injunction.
- Representing a global charitable foundation seeking a freezing injunction in connection with its commercial activities.
- Representing an energy supplier in resisting interim injunctive relief and in seeking security for costs.