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FOUNTAIN COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DH
England
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Mark Simpson KC
Position
Barrister specialising in professional negligence, professional discipline and general commercial litigation.
Notable recent cases include the defence of a US$500m breach of fiduciary duty claim against solicitors in the Cayman Islands; acting for the claimants in a $400m claim against directors arising out of the collapse of an investment fund; acting for the Claimants in a $200m claim against a Big Four firm of accountants; acting for the Defendants in a £100m claim against a Big Four firm of accountants; acting for a firm of solicitors in the defence of a £300m negligence claim and Gemini v CBRE, described as the ‘valuation trial of the century’. Other leading cases include: Hall v Simons, on advocates’ immunity, Farley v Skinner, concerning the recoverability of damages for distress in professional contracts, Dubai Aluminium v Salaam, in which the court considered the boundaries of vicarious liability for fraud and Stone & Rolls v Moore Stephens, which concerned the liability of auditors for alleged failure to detect fraud in the context of a ‘one man’ company.
General Editor of Professional Negligence and Liability; Associate Editor of The Journal of Professional Negligence.
Career
Called 1992, Middle Temple; Silk 2008.
Memberships
Professional Negligence Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Mark Simpson KC – Fountain Court Chambers ‘A leader in professional disciplinary law.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Mark Simpson KC –Fountain Court Chambers ‘Mark is an inspiring, constructive, driven leader who leads his teams well, and is always willing to listen to ideas, and gives his team members opportunities to shine at whatever level.’
Fountain Court Chambers is a leading set which treats professional negligence as one of its core areas of practice. The set hosts barristers who are regularly instructed in professional negligence matters concerning white-collar professions, including the Bar itself and legal services professionals. In the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, Mark Simpson KC recently successfully defended an offshore law firm in Arnage Holdings v Walkers, a claim against them filed by a member of a Brazilian banking dynasty, concerning the collapse of Banco Rural in circumstances connected to the mensalão scandal. Additionally, Anneliese Day KC currently acts for Alvarez & Marsal, who are the administrators of JD Classics, against PwC for allegedly failing to spot fraud resulting in losses of over £41m.