Biography

Simon is recommended as a ferociously hard-working and strong advocate. He has considerable trial experience, both as sole and junior counsel. He brings common sense to each case to try and achieve a sensible, practical outcome for the Client. Simon is accredited to accept direct access instructions and is CEDR accredited mediator.

Simon can provide advice, advocacy and drafting in the following areas:

Property

Landlord and tenant (commercial and residential), repossession claims, real property, boundary disputes, service charge disputes, adverse possession, easements and restrictive covenants. Simon accepts instructions to appear on property law matters in the County Court, High Court and Land Tribunal.

Intellectual Property

Dealing with breach of company intellectual property rights (trademarks & patents) including proprietary software.

Reported cases

• Lenlyn UK Ltd v Kular [2017] UKEAT/0108/16/DM
• Southwark London Borough Council v IBM UK Ltd [2016] EWHC 549 TCC
• AAG Investments v BAA Airports Ltd [2010] EWHC 2844 Comm
• Re P [2010] EWCA Civ 285 Lloyds Rep FC 405
• Grant Couzens v T Mcgee & Co Ltd [2009] EWCA 952
• University of Wolverhampton v I Elbeltagi [2007] IRLR 521
• Sterling Developments (London) Ltd v J Pagano [2007] IRLR 471
• Crisp v Eastaugh [2007] EWCA Civ 638
• Eastaugh v Crisp [2006] EWHC 2298 (Ch)

Recent cases

• Acting for International Bank in relation to asset recovery in the UK jurisdiction against individual with unpaid guaranteed commercial loans over £50,000,000.
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• Advising parties on arbitration clause and effect on stay on proceedings.
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• Injunction to restrain winding up petition in relation to a dispute surrounding the sale of a large Country House for £6,000,000.