Mr Simon Davenport KC > 4 Pump Court (Sean Brannigan KC and Rachel Ansell KC) > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr Simon Davenport KC
Position
Simon Davenport KC is a senior commercial and chancery silk who specialises in commercial disputes, civil fraud, insolvency, international arbitration and professional negligence cases both domestically and internationally (and in particular cases involving Russian/CIS clients).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Simon Davenport KC – 4 Pump Court ‘Simon has the ability to get up to speed quickly on complicated facts. Provides very sensible advice on strategy, and is skilled at pleading a complicated factual case in a simple manner. Very easy to get along with.’
A ‘very good set with lots of depth‘, 4 Pump Court is ‘strong at both KC and junior level‘. In recent highlights, Nigel Tozzi KC defended Brightline Holdings against a $250m-plus claim that was brought by Virgin Enterprises, in relation to a trade mark licence agreement for the use of its name and brand in the US; and Laurence Page acted for the claimant in a £200m FSMA class action relating to an allegedly negligent share prospectus, which was said to have led to the defendant’s share price being listed at an inflated level. In a boost to chambers, senior commercial and chancery silk, Simon Davenport KC, joined in May 2023 from 3 Hare Court.
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Simon Davenport KC – 4 Pump Court ‘Decisive, robust, commercial and a good motivator and team leader. He gets the bigger picture.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Simon Davenport KC – 4 Pump Court
‘Decisive, robust, commercial, and a good motivator and team leader. Gets the bigger picture.‘
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Simon Davenport KC – 4 Pump Court ‘Great on his feet.’