Profile
Simon is an experienced personal injury practitioner with expertise in all aspects of civil litigation and personal injury work including road traffic accidents, accidents at work, public liability and occupational disease for both Claimants and Defendants. He joined Chambers in 2002 having completed pupillage and practised as a junior tenant at Hailsham Chambers, London. Simon lives in Yorkshire and practices from Kings Chambers in Leeds.
Year of Call: 1998
Areas of Expertise
Simon has specialised in personal injury and associated civil litigation work (including professional negligence cases) since pupillage in London and exclusively since the mid 2000’s. He has experience in fast track and multi track litigation (including costs budgeting), CICA cases and inquests. He accepts instructions from Claimants and Defendants.
Simon has extensive experience in occupational disease, including noise induced hearing loss and vibration cases for both Claimants and Defendants.
Memberships
APIL
PIBA
Publications
Professional Negligence Looseleaf: contributor to Solicitors’ Negligence Chapter with Michael Pooles QC and Patrick Lawrence QC (to 2002)
Qualifications
MA (Hons) Law (Cantab) - Queens’ College, Cambridge (1997, 1st class)
Foundation Scholar, Queens’ College, Cambridge
Bar Vocational Course- University of Northumbria (1998, Outstanding)
Manchester
36 Young Street, Manchester, M3 3FT
DX: 718188 MCH 3
Direct Dial: 0161 832 9082
Leeds
5 Park Square, Leeds, LS1 2NE
DX: 713113 LEEDS PARK SQ
Direct Dial: 0113 242 1123
Birmingham
Embassy House, 60 Church Street,
Birmingham, B3 2DJ
DX: 13023 BIRMINGHAM
Direct Dial: 0121 200 3570
