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Simon is a professional indemnity specialist, with experience of defending claims on behalf of solicitors, barristers, accountants, auditors, brokers and IFAs.
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Simon defends professional negligence claims and is a member of the Professional and Financial Disputes team in London.
Simon qualified as a solicitor in 2017 and has strong experience in the professional indemnity market, which includes a secondment at a major insurer. He has acted on a range of claims defending solicitors, barristers, accountants, auditors, IFAs and their professional indemnity insurers. He also has experience of complex commercial disputes for global corporations and SMEs. He is experienced in all aspects of litigation and he regularly uses alternative methods of dispute resolution, helping clients resolve matters efficiently and in a cost-effective way.
Simon is a member of Pryde & Co (Clyde & Co’s LGBT+ network) and is a mentor with the London Young Lawyers Group, which connects law students, paralegals and trainees with solicitors.
Experience
- Defending a top firm of accountants in a £3.5m claim concerning the alleged failure to identify a large fraud while auditing a travel company.
- Defending a firm of solicitors in a £84m claim for lost litigation regarding a claim for fraudulent representation against a large bank.
- Defending a firm of accountants in a £15m claim brought by shareholders alleging accounting errors, which resulted in a lower purchase price for a group of companies.
- Defending a corporate director in a £15m claim concerning allegations of breaches of fiduciary duties and/or wrongful trading.
- Defending a firm of accountants in a claim brought by an ex-client alleging various accounting errors involving complex and technical tax issues.
- Defending an IFA in claims brought by ex-clients over alleged negligent investment advice.
- Defending a firm of accountants in a claim for alleged negligent tax advice, which led to the Claimant being charged with intent to defraud HMRC.
- Successfully striking out a £10m claim brought against a barrister for alleged negligent advice and representation at trial.
- Defending a University in claims arising from a cyber-security breach.
- Representing an Insurer on coverage in relation to a potential claim under the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010.
- Defending an IFA following decisions made by the Financial Ombudsman on the mis-selling of SIPPs.