Simon is a civil barrister accepting instructions nationwide for preliminary hearings and trials, as well as advisory and drafting work. His expertise includes property, landlord and tenant, credit hire and insolvency.
In addition, he has a well-established practice in consumer credit law, regularly representing claimants in unfair relationship cases under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and secret commission cases.
Simon is commercially minded, amiable and persuasive. He is also bilingual in Spanish.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Simon was a financial services paralegal, a personal injury litigation assistant, a judicial assistant and appeared as a junior advocate in civil rights proceedings overseas.
Property, Landlord & TenantSimon has experience acting on behalf of landlords/housing associations in possession proceedings and injunctions in the County Court; as well as proceedings for lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
Additionally, he regularly undertakes advisory work for landlords on enforceability of leases, recovery of arrears and terminations.
Simon accepts instructions in commercial disputes, debt recovery and injunctions.
Simon has experience acting for both Claimants and Defendants in Small Claims and Fast Track matters, as well as Stage 3 hearings and credit hire.
Simon accepts work directly from clients in accordance with our Direct Access Scheme. Please see our Direct Access website here.