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Simon Birt KC KC
Position
Simon’s practice covers all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration, including banking and financial services, insurance, civil fraud, professional negligence and shipping. Since taking silk in 2015, he “has established himself in silk as a skilled advocate in banking and general commercial disputes” (Chambers & Partners, 2018) and is listed in the legal guides as a leading silk in the fields of commercial dispute resolution and banking and financial services. He has appeared in a wide variety of cases in the High Court in London, in offshore litigation and in arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Simon is super-quick, super-responsive and a superb strategist, which makes him the ideal counsel for complex international litigation.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Simon is completely on top of his brief – he is thorough, diligent and thoughtful in everything he does. He has a great ability to predict which arguments will win, and which will not – and is therefore able to pitch a position brilliantly. He is a great team player, liked by everybody he works with, and has the trust and ear of judges.‘
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Simon Birt KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Simon is super intelligent, and will get to the heart of any issue extremely quickly to identify the critical points. As an advocate Simon carries with him great authority – judges trust him and he achieves excellent results time after time.’